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Halle Kaplan-Allen (L), Maddy Rose (R) of Femaissance. Photo courtesy of Oleander on Royal

Femaissance’s Activist Art: granny panties and glitter-covered silicone chicken legs

May 30, 2018 by: Raphael Helfand

“Community can exist in a capitalist structure when there’s small business,” says Maddy Rose, co-founder and curator of Femaissance, the all-female art movement. “So frequently, ‘capitalism’ suggests absolute selfishness, the desire to climb to the top and knock people down as you go. But small female businesses made $1.7 trillion in 2017. Why? Because women are tribal as fuck and we’re really good at multitasking and help...

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