For Agitprop! artist L.J. Roberts, history is political. With an interest in queer theory and craft,

For Agitprop! artist L.J. Roberts, history is political. With an interest in queer theory and craft, Roberts has culled the Lesbian Herstory Archives in Brooklyn for source material on several of their projects. Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves (2011) foregrounds the mirror image of a resolute woman armed with a rifle which the artist adopted from a historic postcard. The work’s determined tone and hand-made touches, including frayed craft ribboning, echo the two banners also on view in the exhibition from the American suffrage movement. With slogans like “Failure Is Impossible” these large-scale hand-painted banners were proudly marched through the streets in an effort to secure the right to vote for women over a century ago.Nominated for the 2nd wave by Dyke Action Machine!Posted by Stephanie WeissbergL. J. Roberts (American, born 1980). Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves, 2011. Courtesy of the artist. -- source link

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