Wack!: Art and the Feminist RevolutionThe Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) presents the first international survey of a remarkable body of work that emerged from the dynamic relationship between art and feminism in and around the 1970s.
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution-on view at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA March 4-July 16, 2007-brings together the work of 119 artists from 21 countries to examine how the feminist movement fundamentally changed the way we see and understand art.
More than eight years in the making, WACK! is organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by Ahmanson Curatorial Fellow Connie Butler-curator at MOCA for 10 years (1996-2006) and current Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings at The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
In the late 1960s through the '70s-a period marked by the resurgence of feminism - a fundamental shift in women's perceptions of their own social roles began to have an impact on contemporary art practices.
As reflected in the exhibition's title, WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution focuses on the intersection of art and feminism during this era and recaptures the idealism of the feminist movement.
"WACK" is not an acronym in itself, but was chosen by curator Connie Butler to recall the acronyms of many activist groups and political communities from this time whose activities focused on women
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