“Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? Less than 5% of artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female.” the iconic [Guerrilla Girls](https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/guerrilla-girls-do-women-have-to-be-naked-to-get-into-the-met-museum-p78793) poster reads.
It may not be the Met, but Annie Wharton is taking leaps to combat gender inequality in the art world. Wharton, an independent curator and consultant, recently opened [LADIES’ ROOM](https://ladiesroomla.org), a space in downtown Los Angeles’ historic Bendix Building dedicated to featuring the works of femme, gender nonconforming, non-binary trans- and cis- women.
Like her noteworthy predecessors, Wharton is not shy about sharing the sobering statistics. “When nearly 2 million different art auction sales were studied, it was found that female artists earn an average of 47% of their male artist counterparts,” the About section of the website reads. “Only 31% of solo exhibitions in museums are female artists,” is continues.
LADIES’ ROOM’s current show, _Balls to the Wall_, presents work by LA-based artist Krysten Cunningham. The show, which features large multi-media pieces including—yes—literal balls of yarn attached to the wall.
“She uses the textile loom not as a weaving apparatus but as a point of departure, a trope employed to go back in history while bridging to the future. For Cunningham, the loom represents a female-oriented archetype from which much of modern science and technology originates.”
_Balls to the Wall_ will be on display until September 14th, Wednesday through Saturday 12-5 PM (closed for Labor Day). Following the exhibition will be the opening of _Children of the Sun_, “which explores the recent and past social ecologies of metaphysical art and cult movements in Los Angeles.”
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_Balls to the Wall_ will run through September 14, 2019
Bendix Building 1206 Maple Avenue #502B Los Angeles, CA 90015
“Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum? Less than 5% of artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female.” the iconic [Guerrilla Girls](https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/guerrilla-girls-do-women-have-to-be-naked-to-get-into-the-met-museum-p78793) poster reads.
It may not be the Met, but Annie Wharton is taking leaps to combat gender inequality in the art world. Wharton, an independent curator and consultant, recently opened [LADIES’ ROOM](https://ladiesroomla.org), a space in downtown Los Angeles’ historic Bendix Building dedicated to featuring the works of femme, gender nonconforming, non-binary trans- and cis- women.
Like her noteworthy predecessors, Wharton is not shy about sharing the sobering statistics. “When nearly 2 million different art auction sales were studied, it was found that female artists earn an average of 47% of their male artist counterparts,” the About section of the website reads. “Only 31% of solo exhibitions in museums are female artists,” is continues.
LADIES’ ROOM’s current show, _Balls to the Wall_, presents work by LA-based artist Krysten Cunningham. The show, which features large multi-media pieces including—yes—literal balls of yarn attached to the wall.
“She uses the textile loom not as a weaving apparatus but as a point of departure, a trope employed to go back in history while bridging to the future. For Cunningham, the loom represents a female-oriented archetype from which much of modern science and technology originates.”
_Balls to the Wall_ will be on display until September 14th, Wednesday through Saturday 12-5 PM (closed for Labor Day). Following the exhibition will be the opening of _Children of the Sun_, “which explores the recent and past social ecologies of metaphysical art and cult movements in Los Angeles.”
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_Balls to the Wall_ will run through September 14, 2019
Bendix Building 1206 Maple Avenue #502B Los Angeles, CA 90015
