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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.

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

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.

Conceived of by gay rights activist Cleve Jones, this quilt memorializes and honors the thousands of lives lost during the AIDS epidemic. Imbued with intimacy and softness, the quilt renders visible the immense toll of the epidemic, rejecting the…