Archival Degradation
The Mari Michener Gallery is pleased to present Archival Degradation, a Spring 2024 solo exhibition by Art and Design student, Macey Boren. This body of work confronts the normalization of sexual violence in Western Art, interrogating deeply ingrained paradigms of misogyny, in which men are the arbiters of great art and women are the mere objects they use to create it. This exhibition was presented in collaboration with the Assault Survivors Advocacy Program (ASAP).
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Anonymous Bodies
Macey Boren
Consisting of thirteen resin casts of the infamous Venus de Milo, this sculpture critiques the innately objectifying tradition of the female nude in Western art. In this work, the female body is mass produced, defaced, and put on a pedestal to be displayed for the viewer’s pleasure.
Resin and 3D Printed Plastic, 8" x 14" x 14"