Described by some as a “politically correct” move, around 90% of the artists in Cecilia Alemani’s exhibition ‘The Milk of Dreams’ are female.
From the moment Cecilia Alemani announced the artist list for the Venice Biennale, the dominance of women was a talking point. Exclamations of excitement filled The Art Newspaper’s freelance writers’ WhatsApp group as artists such as Christina Quarles and Paula Rego were confirmed among the around 90%-female selection.