Friday, September 28, 2007

Museum of Women

I really enjoyed the museum. Though I often found myself looking at works that the tour guide was not talking about (I was multi-tasking, listening to her but looking at other things). I guess I tended to like the more provocative art, which she was avoided talking about.
One of my favorite pieces, which she did mention, was the painting of the naked men (which was a remake of the naked women) - sorry I really should have wrote the name down. I think I liked it because it was different; we don't often see art, especially paintings, with naked men. It was a whole new perspective - a good way to see how other women view men. (Instead of seeing how men view women, which is the standard.)
Another piece that I liked was the collection of quotes and such from documents regarding torture & imprisonment. It was a really moving piece to me. It was an interesting approach to show the injustices people suffer. I love that the exhibit was so large! It is a great way to impress upon people how much women can really do, and have done. It's not just the individual pieces, such as the dress made of white gloves, but the amount of them that makes an impact.

2 comments:

Shannon said...

I wrote my blog before reading your comments about the museum, but I definitely agree with you about the docent! I wanted to hear more about the more provocative art and she really did seem to be avoiding it--which is strange because I am sure that those pieces were a large part of the movement.

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