Public Artwork
Feminists ought to get a good whipping
Artwork creator(s):
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Text author(s):
Queen Victoria
Installation year:
2000
Remarks on location:
Between the statue of Queen Victoria and the clock tower
Description:
Work consists of text cut into grass on a sloping hillside in a park. The text selected for this public artwork, refers to a quote by Queen Victoria where she expresses her disdain for the fledgling Women's Rights Movement.
Text of the artwork:
Feminists ought to get a good whipping
Text theme:
Anti-feminism
Artwork theme:
Histories and memories of places
History:
Following the original 2000 installation, «Feminists ought to get a good whipping» was re-sodded.
Dimensions:
Height:
40m
Width:
1m Note(s):
Positioned in Victoria Park, Kitchener, between the statue of Queen Victoria and the clock tower, the text revealed itself from under the grass to suggest an excavation of sentiments prevalent in the past, that remain pervasive today. The original quote is from 1870, the year the town of Berlin (now Kitchener) was first incorporated.
Artist's biography:
Knowles, Rachelle Viader
Author's biography:
Victoria (1819–1901) 
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