Art Imagery

For Susan Kandel to label the show “June Bride” at the Sherry Frumkin Gallery as “feminist art” is ridiculous (“A Promising Aesthetic in Feminist Art,” Calendar, June 22). The modern definition of the word feminist is the political movement of equal rights for both sexes. This show is far from that definition. Does Ms. Kandel consider the images of this show as feminine? If this is true then when does an image become masculine? That would mean that anything in between would be androgynous. Ms. Kandel could label future shows as “A Promising Aesthetic in Masculine Art” or “The Fabulous World of Androgynous Art.”

I believe that Ms. Kandel is labeling this show because all the artists are women except one. If the images were the same but by all male artists (except one) would she still have titled it “feminist art”? I don’t think so.

Ms. Kandel, your words are sexist.

KRISTIN MICHEL

Venice