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This image, first produced by Frank MacIntosh for a 1940s Hawaiian Cruise Line menu, appears in Gary Okihiro's book Pineapple Culture. This image emblematizes US settler colonialism and represents the orientalization of Indigenous femininity.

In this instillation, interdisciplinary artist Ben Cuevas knits a jockstrap while sitting nude in a men's locker room. Embracing frameworks of embodiment and softness, Cuevas' performance critiques the gender binary by engaging in a feminized form…

In this piece, Senga Nengudi centers the body by synthesizing dance with instillation. Performers navigate and manipulate the sand-filled pantyhose, evoking the elasticity and resiliency of the Black female body.

The Akua'ba is a fertility doll primarily derived from Ghana. Young women carry these dolls with them in the hopes of conceiving a child.

Positioning a raw chicken approximate to her vuvla, Sarah Lucas critiques the sexual objectification of women, nuancing the boundaries of intimacy, consumption, and desire

One part of a self-portraying triptych piece. In this image, Opie evokes the imagery of "Madonna and Child," staging innocence, purity, and softness. Meanwhile, the word "pervert" remains etched into her skin.

In this provocative piece, Annie Sprinkes inserts a speculum into here cervix and invites audience members to peer inside. Through this act, Sprinkles attempts to demystify and normalize the female body.

The Arch of Hysteria subverts the feminine gendering of hysteria by depicting a masculine figure, curved in a way to evoke the convulsions and contortions associated with nineteenth century madness.

In this performance, Nao Bustamante fastens a burrito to her strap on, daring white men in the audience to take a bite. The performance challenges white men to reckon with their hand in the genocide and continued oppression of Indigenous people.

In this large scale instillation, Kara Walker brings attention to the central role of sugar in US slavery while simultaneously calling out the ongoing exploitation and sexualization of the Black female body.