Published
This is a selection of work I've had published or has been written about my projects.
Solomon's Mindfield
24/11/08
Solomon's Mindfield blog has written about Asking For It.
Take a look at the blog by clicking here Thanks Solomon!
Poetry reading at Cross Kings
07/11/08
I was invited to read some of my poems at the Cross Kings, London, for the launch of the Trespass Magazine Noir issue. The night was listed on the Remote Goat site. View it by
clicking here
Article published in 'In Out' zine
28/10/08
I wrote an article about dominator culture recently. And got it published! The 'zine was produced by Robert Gorden Uni for a feminist academic conference at Aberdeen University. My Asking For It project was shown in the art exhibition that coincided with it and I was even asked to talk at the conference! It was a great experience.
Aberdeen University showed 'Asking For It'
24/10/08
'Asking For It' was shown as part of the 'Ending Feminist Futures' conference at Aberdeen University. For the first time I included sound recordings taken while I was photographing men in alleys, outside bars and gentlemen's venues and back at mine. View a write up of the event including mentions of my work at the C word
clicking here or view the text by clicking on the title above.
Trespass Magazine article about Feminist Outings project
10/10/08
'Feminist Out Yourself ' is my response to some women who do not want to use the F Word.
'Asking For It' at Gendersite event, Queen Mary Westfield University.
03/10/08
A selection of my images were shown at the Gendersite event yesterday hosted by QMW. The Women's Design Service team put together a 'SAFE' competition for artists to look at concepts of safety or a lack of it.
New Noise Arts
27/09/08
New Noise Arts writes about "Asking For It"! I'm really excited about this because of what they stand for as a group. They say their community: "encourages artistic practices that cut across, question and challenge notions of race, class, gender, sexuality, age and nationality and is dedicated to practice and uphold art as a mirror against which we examine society, and an invaluable tool to move beyond boundaries and definitions in search of awareness, growth and the human spirit." View the website here: clicking here
Photomonth at Shoreditch Town Hall
17/09/08
Exhibited part of Asking For It at Shoreditch Town Hall Basement Gallery as part of Photomonth 08, the east London photography festival. Sponsored by Homeless Gallery and Polish DeConstruction.
Feminism and the tube
06/07/08
New Statesman links to my picture of the Feminist Fightback and tube cleaners direct action (unfortunately they do this instead of asking to use the picture for which I could actually make some money back from morning spent wrestling my camera out of the TfL security guards hands and the afternoon and evening spent developing and printing - still better than a kick in the teeth)
Interview with me published in Austrian feminist magazine
25/06/08
You can view the magazine and title of the article by
clicking here
Feminist Activist Forum features images and text from my exhibition
15/06/08
FAF has a Stop Rape group that's working on action and thinking against sexual assault. They've used text and images from my exhibition at Ladyfest London 2008 clicking here
Ladyfest takes over the capital
09/06/08
Ladyfest London started today as it meant to go on, with glorious sunshine pouring down on feminist fun in the capital. Sarah Barnes went along to see in the start of this weekend long arts festival. View the article on Uplift by
clicking here
Uplift magazine featured my article: Art should be all the rage
09/05/08
Alex Brew, a photographer currently exhibiting her ‘Asking For It’ project at Ladyfest London, tells us the significance of displaying her art on the anniversary of the 1968 riots.
View the article on Uplift by
clicking here
Hot pick at DIVA magazine
09/05/08
Photographic exhibition by Alex Brew at Islington Arts Factory, London, 9th to 11th May.
As part of Ladyfest London, photographer Alex Brew shows one woman's struggle with vulnerability in an exhibition called 'Asking for it'. View DIVA's hot picks by
clicking here
Lesbilicious.co.uk reviewed my exhibition
09/05/08
A controversial art show which uses photographs of naked men to draw attention to women’s vulnerability launches tonight (Friday 9 May 08) at Ladyfest London. View the article on Lesbilicious.com by
clicking here
Public Hanging
02/04/08
This poem was included in the Ladyzine (pictured)in April 2008. It was inspired by the posters for the TV series "Skins". They seemed to take over the city with their portrayal of a young girl (possibly under-age) wearing only a bra and pants looking like she'd been raped with an orgy going on around her. I felt sick at how normal that's become.
The "useless cunt" bit comes from my own experience of being approached by a man late at night on a side street. That's what he called me. The two things occurred during the same week and got me thinking that we women are so often treated like cunts - either useful or useless - but almost always like cunts.
The F-word featured my article: Walking on eggshells
01/04/08
“Why do so many female artists put themselves in their work - often with no clothes on?” asked an article in The Guardian by Germaine Greer at the beginning of the year. I have been photographing men for the last six months and I think I have the answer. View the article on the F-word site by clicking here