UPEND Female Experience and Activism
Curated by Cecelia Koger
Angels Gate Cultural Center
June 22 - August 17, 2024
Works by Kennedi Carter, Nonny de la Peña, Ibuki Kuramochi, Andrea Patrie, Elyse Pignolet, She Loves Collective, Suzanna Scott, Sheli Silverio, Kayla Tange
Contemporary feminist issues are explored through the lens of radical empathy for the female experience. UPEND provides a response and counter to the increased societal distress of a return to toxic hypermasculinity, resulting in a growing acceptance of subjugation of women’s rights.
By sharing the experiences of women, UPEND depicts strength and resistance in a decidedly female-identifying voice – upending expectations for what can and cannot be said, and how women should act.