About the Exhibition

Authors

Macey Boren, University of Northern ColoradoFollow

Files

Exhibit Images

Photos by Woody Myers

Description

What does the legacy of a Greek God mean to contemporary viewers when we ignore the glorification of rape for pristine marble craftsmanship?

For centuries, images of rape have been venerated throughout the most prestigious art museums in the world. Our visual culture is inundated with images of the female nude, an inherently objectifying, male-constructed artistic tradition perpetuated without question. Machines for Suffering confronts these 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.

Publication Date

2024

Recommended Citation

Boren, Macey, "About the Exhibition" (2024). Archival Degradation. 13.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/degradation2024/13