Linda Stein (artist)

Linda Stein (born ca. 1955?) is an American sculptor and feminist.

Stein was born in The Bronx to a working-class family, she attended the School of Visual Arts and Queens College, where she earned a B.A. and, while working as an art teacher, an M.A. at the Pratt Institute [citation needed] .

Her career began with a calligraphy service in New York. The business used the art gentrification of TriBeCa [citation needed] .

Stein is very proud of a sculpture series fusing machetes with wood, rope and other materials that she did. She also paints and works in mixed media.

Stein is an opioninated feminist and a member of the Veteran Feminists of America. In 2005, the British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen fooled her into an interview with his character Borat (telling her he was a journalist for Belarus Television making a documentary about the United States), which was included in his 2006 film '. In the interview, Cohen had Stein responded seriously and angrily to his ludicrous attitudes on women, so enflamed by anything anti-feminist that she couldn't see past the obviously absurd comments. Stein finally stormed off the interview set. [http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_179/howiwasduped.html] [http://www.nypost.com/seven/10092006/news/columnists/the_borat_traps_big_catch_columnists_andrea_peyser.htm] Stein is currently popular among feminists for her objection to the final editing of '.

When Stein told Borat that women in America can do anything men can, be president, secretary of state ("Oh, like that chocolate lady?" Borat replied) or even a reporter, Borat argued, "No. I can lift a chair!" At which point he stood up and lifted a chair. Not to be outdone, Stein lifted a chair as well. "I can lift two chairs," Borat countered, lifting two chairs. Somehow still not catching on, even with this absurdly stupid display Stein followed suit and did the same. She now takes exception to the omission of this scene from the film as she is quite impressed with herself for being able to lift two chairs. "He didn't choose the segments that really make the point that women are equal and strong. He didn't make the point with sexism that perhaps he did with anti-Semitism and homophobia." It should be noted however that it is highly unlikely that viewers of the film would take Borat's misogynistic attitude seriously in anyway or that the film could possibly promote those kinds of views. [http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/]

elected solo exhibitions

External links

* [http://www.lindastein.com Linda Stein official website]
* [http://www.lindastein.com/press/index.php?p=24 Linda Stein: An Artist of Contradictions]