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He is Not the Subject, Not the Absolute—She is the Everything
October 10, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Free
Simone de Beauvoir declared: “he is the Subject, he is the Absolute—she is the Other,” a position women have struggled against for all Western history. The exhibition argues that she does not have to remain on the border of other-hood, but can confidently take back the spotlight. He is Not the Subject, Not the Absolute – She is the Everything depicts portraits of women engaging—or not—with the viewer. The very choice of engagement, under the control of the female artist, is in itself taking a stance and controlling the gaze of the viewer, thus controlling the definition the viewer will affix to the female.
Featured image is Silvia Yapur’s Dressing & Undressing with my Cats 05-05, 2021. Acrylic on canvas, textile (cat’s head). 40 x 27 in.