" ...Nikki is one of the most influential New York artists of the Y Generation, a politically engaged and incredibly gifted and intelligent painter.
Last year (Spring-Summer-Fall 2013) she imagined, then painted a new Series called “Yo’ Mama” – a brilliant take on the ubiquitous problem of rude, sexual catcalling. In it, several women wear nametags containing the text of one memorable cat-call shouted at them.
Fast-forward to last week, when Alanna Vagianos of the Huffington Post’s WOMEN Section –@lannadelgrey on Twitter – decided to use the exact same concept.
And despite repeated requests to credit Nikki for the original idea, Ms. Vagianos, coached by the entire Huff Post team (editor, then legal team) have thus far refused to give Nikki the full credit she deserves.
