"I don't think that the purpose of the Center for Feminist Art is to, as I like to say it when I'm feeling snarky, is to get out the ladies. I don't think that's the goal. I think the goal of the Feminist Center is to think about methodologies that have been informed by feminism. I would contend that if you're looking at visual culture today, you've been informed by feminism."
"and the iconic writer has long been a source of inspiration to Morris, who sees a lot of value in Steinem's words right now. I asked her why that particular book, for this moment in time. "For me," Morris continued, "the opportunity to take advantage of all that the Brooklyn Museum has to offer, in terms of its historic collections, is always a kind of starting point. The Center does not exist as a separate place within the museum; it is very much part of the museum."
Catherine J. Morris serves as Sackler Family Curator for the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Everyday Rebellions opens today and highlights recent acquisitions that informed the exhibition's conversational structure. The curatorial approach uses the museum's historic collections as a starting point and treats the Feminist Center as integrated with the museum rather than as a separate unit. The Center emphasizes methodologies shaped by feminism rather than merely exhibiting women artists. The exhibition title draws on Gloria Steinem's Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, presenting Steinem's ideas as resonant for the current political moment and contemporary visual culture.
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