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WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE SAID

A few excerpts from the many reviews of NOT FOR SALE

That's what history-in-the-making is like.
-- Holland Cotter, The New York Times

If current art is heterodox, thank a feminist.
-- Grady T. Turner, NY Arts

"Not For Sale" brings to life the multiple ways feminism entered artistic practice; variations long suppressed in the caricatures and myths that have kept this work in the margins of art history.. But Cottingham's mosaic of images and interviews complicates the picture.
-- Carrie Lambert, Tribeca Tribune

Six years in the making, the piece includes rare, fascinating footage that Cottingham obviously had to sweat blood to track down (all enhanced by Yoko Ono's soundtrack music).
-- Carol Kino, Time Out

It includes still shots of artwork as well as a treasure trove of archival footage of feminist performances, street demonstrations and consciousness raising sessions. The tape generated a low hum of energy in New York: people had heard about it and wanted to be sure they didn't miss it. True to Not for Sale's ambition of reclaiming an under-documented history, it turns out that 30-something women are hungry for exposure to the feminist art movement of the 70s.
-- Helen Molesworth, Frieze

Precious images, which have sat unseen on shelves and in closets for years, have been retrieved, restored and recycled in new films and videos. It's our history. Have a look...
Cottingham's efforts to track down and present vintage video and film of women artists working in the vanguard of the second-wave feminist movement has resulted in a resource that no self-respecting educational resource, cultural center or art museum should be without.
-- Cara Mertes, The Independent