‘Ridiculous’ Misandric National Trust Stunt Puts Plastic Bags And White Sheets Over Artworks Depicting Men - To ‘Promote Women’
By Robin Perrie: A National Trust exhibition was rapped after paintings and statues depicting men were covered up to promote women.
The artworks were draped in white sheets and plastic bags to mark the centenary of some women getting the vote.
The aim was to highlight their role but visitors to Cragside in Rothbury, Northumberland, were not happy. One man, from Cramlington, Northumberland, said: “It’s just ridiculous. They were covered up in room after room. Statues had white bags over them. “People were complaining and as baffled as I was.”
"I’m not happy with the National Trust using art to push a message' that 'the only way to put women forward is to put men backwards" A visitor Commented.
Jim Herbert, another tourist, added: “Having paid a touch under £50 to get in, it is disappointing not to be able to see the whole collection.” Author Sharon Wilkinson, 64, of Lincoln, said: “Believing the only way to put women forward is to put men backwards is mad.
“I’m not happy with the National Trust using art to push a national message.”
Cragside was the home of industrial magnate Lord Armstrong, who owned an arms factory in Newcastle.
The artworks were shrouded as part of a six-week installation called Cover-up by three artists.
The trust’s Kiki Claxton explained: “The installation veiled a small number of items in the house to ask the question: how are the women who shaped Cragside represented in the collection? It was designed to help visitors see and feel differently about how we present our historical collections.”
Another trust spokesman added: “It is not unusual for some people to dislike or disagree with what they see in contemporary art.”
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