ARCHIVAL DEGRADATION

a solo exhibition by Macey Boren

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.

Archival Degradation_Artist Statement

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