8 reasons you should visit Georgia O’Keeffe’s exhibition & check out some of the most expensive vagin… oops, paintings in the world

And here’s 8 other reasons why:

1. She created more art hits than Rihanna has pop hits

O’Keeffe was one of the most important 20th century artists (I said artists, not female artists!) and a very prolific one, too! She painted almost until her death: she was 98 when she died and painted for no less than seven decades.

2. She has the most expensive vagina… oops… painting ever sold by a female artist

You can stand in front and admire the most expensive artwork by a female artist ever sold at an auction (at $44.4 million): Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1.

3. It’s the biggest O’Keeffe exhibition in Europe – take that Berlin and Paris!

You will experience the largest O’Keeffe exhibition in Europe to date! Lose yourself in the beautiful green-blue-turquoise palette of her early works, in the giant close-up paintings of flowers or the warm red, orange and yellow colours of her late works, depicting the landscapes of New Mexico. This will also open your eyes to a fact that few people know – flower paintings (what O’Keeffe became famous for) are only a small percentage of her work.

4. She’s the mother of American modernist art, I mean, come on, have some respect!

O’Keeffe was obsessed with the idea of chasing, what she called, “The Great American Thing.” By the mid-1920s, she had become the first female painter to gain acclaim alongside her male contemporaries in New York’s cutthroat art world. Her distinctive way of capturing nature in shapes and forms that made them seem simultaneously familiar and new, earned her a reputation as a pioneer of the form.

5. The question about the vagina

You will find yourself staring at the paintings wondering “is it true or is it just my mind that is so perverted?”
Although she had repeatedly denied and resisted the sexual interpretation of her paintings, people just couldn’t let it go. It must have been the Freudian influence on the general perception of life in the 1920’s. Just saying, but the one who started the “gossip” of her paintings portraying vaginas was her husband Alfred Stieglitz, a photographer and the first one to exhibit and promote her work. Later, in the 1970’s, the idea was taken over by feminists who saw O’Keeffe’s work as a symbol of female power.
Whatever the truth is, we think that some of her flower paintings do seem strangely familiar in a naughty, naughty way. The fact is, once someone tells you that a painting resembles a vagina, you can’t see anzthing but a vajayjay. You are looking at an image of something that is supposed to be the landscape of New Mexico and yes, you do see the landscape, but you can’t help yourself from also seeing a pair of female legs spread wide apart revealing the very source of Mother Nature.

6. You can play ‘spot the vagina’ in her paintings

So it’s no secret that Miss O’Keeffe was slipping the old vajayjay into her work left, right and center. So unlike other art exhibitions where you stand in front of a painting and aren’t really sure what you should do next except tilt your head slightly to the side and try to look intelligent, there’s a fun game you can play at the O’Keeffe exhibition – ‘spot the vagina!’ The winner gets free porn. Well, everybody does, I guess. Please note – Georgia O’Keeffe would hate us for suggesting this, we know.

7. She painted many of her masterpieces in the back of a car

There’s only one activity that most of us have managed (other than sitting sensibly and playing road trip games) to do in the back seat of a car, however, Ms O’Keeffe liked to paint in one. She would apparently customise her car and create the perfect setup to get to work.

8. It’s a chance to escape to nature during this long, grey winter

The vibrant depictions of items O’Keeffe found her inspiration in were mostly things from mother nature, and her paintings transmit the same emotions you get when walking in a forest or on a beach – a natural calm, like you’ve returned home. Visiting the exhibition reminded us of the beauty of nature, and allowed us to stare at all the flowers and other stuff we miss during this time of year.