In reading "Up, Down and Across: A New Frame for New Quilts", I think Lippard did a great job of showing how, once again, the artistic contribution of women is not appreciated by society. "Quilts, because they are useful, inspire less fear in their makers of being time-wasters, selfish, or self-indulgent; they involve no confusion about the pretensions of Art" (pg 37). I feel like this quote is a prime example of how because quilts are associated with "women's work" and as a result under appreciated for what they are. The art world is a very exclusive domain and I think too many focus on trying to be as bizarre as possible because that has become society's definition of "art". Since quilts are useful very few will consider them as real art because of this extreme exclusivity yet the amount of dedication, thought and time put into making one quilt is rarely appreciated.
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