Museum Visit : Oct 28th : Wack! Art and the feminist revolution

This exhibition was very different from some of the other exhibitions I have been to. It was not just about the art exhibits by themselves, as in it was not like you view them, take them in, admire , hate or feel whatever it is that you feel after seeing them. It was more about interpretation, understanding, history, the social context and as such very intellectually stimulating.

Some of the work illustrated that women were now beginning to look more into their own selves and bodies and expressing their feminity.

At a time women did not have a place, visibility or respect in the Art world, they protested by using the media for mundane "craft" work that they were involved in, to create works of art.

They were bringing out in the open the hidden "porn" world into the museums for everyone to see what was goin on in the "play boy" world and what every one was raving over secretly. It also had the hints of the lesbian movement through the art work

The subjects were mostly about the women's world, children, repression, sex, the time spent waiting for things to happen etc There was also the subject of subtle racism within the female artists

In summary the exhibition essentially depicted the feminist movement and the social change that was occuring during 60's, 70's and 80's

-- Uttara

National Museum of Women in the Arts