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Betty Tompkins’s ‘Green Dicks’ Is No Limp Attempt at Smushing the Patriarchy

Posted on November 1, 2016March 23, 2021 by Nicole Disser

A new art show at the Fortnight Institute is flipping the script on a persistent imbalance in the art world. While men still dominate the major museums, massive…

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Seven Badass Things Said By ‘Fuck Paintings’ Artist Betty Tompkins

Posted on April 12, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Since we last caught up with Betty Tompkins– the downtown artist best known for her “Fuck Paintings,” she’s been doing what an established artist should be…

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How the ‘Fuck Paintings’ of Betty Tompkins Landed in Art Jail

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Nicole Disser

Betty Tompkins spent decades working as, in her own words, “your typical rejected artist.” On and off again since 1969, she’s painted up-close-and-personal images of…

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