Among the most ambitious, influential, and enduring artistic movements to emerge in the late 20th century, feminist art has played a leading role in the art world over the last 60 years. The movement dramatically redefined art to be more inclusive in both subject matter and medium.
Feminist art also revived socially relevant issues after an era of aesthetic formalism, while also pioneering the use of performance and audiovisual media within fine art. Our exhibition history is replete with landmark shows dedicated to feminist art and artists. Since , the Museum is proud to be home to the Center for Feminist Art, the only curatorial center of its kind. The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is an exhibition and education space dedicated to exploring the myriad ways feminism has and will continue to influence and change visual culture.
The Center for Feminist Art regularly acquires artworks that speak to its mission. Focusing on contemporary and modern work from all over the world, the collection includes objects dating from the early 20th century onward. The center encompasses approximately 8, square feet for changing exhibitions, a space for public programs and educational reflection, and a gallery devoted to The Dinner Party.
Sackler Foundation, but feminist curatorial approaches and inclusive teaching methods at the Brooklyn Museum can be traced back decades.
The event, cochaired by artist and activist Faith Ringgold and writer Patricia Mainardi, featured 29 speakers who addressed systemic failures to support women artists and visitors and demanded that museums do better. In , the Museum acquired the artwork and again put it on temporary display.
