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Wo-man power: A Feminist Artistic Movement Exhibition at MuMo Museum Montanelli

Delve into contemporary visual arts, including video, photography, and sculpture, addressing identity and societal critique.

The Wo-man power exhibition at MuMo Museum Montanelli explores the profound legacy and global reach of the feminist artistic movement. Visitors can engage with significant contemporary works across video, photography, painting, and sculpture. This collection critically examines themes of freedom, independence, and societal structures through diverse artistic expressions. It highlights artists like Sigalit Landau and Maja Bajevic, whose creations resonate with vital political importance.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition explores the feminist artistic movement, showcasing contemporary visual arts including video, photography, painting, and sculpture. It highlights artists whose work critically examines societal dictates, calls for freedom, and protests against violence, with a particular focus on how feminist themes have expanded globally.

Curatorial context

Wo-man power is an exhibition that delves into the legacy and ongoing impact of the feminist artistic movement, which originated in the 1970s. The exhibition showcases contemporary visual arts, including video, photography, painting, and sculpture, serving as a testament to the movement's lasting influence. It features artists from various backgrounds, including Sigalit Landau, Maja Bajevic, Ulrike Rosenbach, and Daniel Pešta, whose works critically engage with themes of societal dictates, freedom, independence, and protests against violence and the abuse of power. The exhibition highlights how feminist tendencies have expanded globally, taking on new political importance in regions facing conflict or fanaticism, where women are seeking their identity and self-consciousness in more elemental ways. The artists' diverse approaches, from critical installations and performances to nuanced explorations of identity and societal structures, underscore the multifaceted nature of contemporary feminist art. The exhibition emphasizes the importance of individual expression and the ongoing dialogue surrounding gender, politics, and human existence.

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Venue
MuMo - Museum Montanelli
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
May 14, 2009 – Sep 26, 2010
Artist line / attribution
Featuring works by Sigalit Landau, Maja Bajevic, Ulrike Rosenbach, and Daniel Pešta.
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