MoMA Exhibition 'Taking Back Our Space' Pairs Marianne Wex's Feminist Photography with Seven Contemporary Artists
The Museum of Modern Art in New York will host an exhibition titled "Taking Back Our Space," running from September 20, 2023, until May 2, 2027. This showcase features the works of Marianne Wex, a notable German photographer who passed away in 2020. It highlights her pivotal 2018-acquired work, "Let's Take Back Our Space," created between 1972 and 1977, which examines body language influenced by patriarchal norms. The exhibition will also present pieces from seven contemporary artists, including Nona Faustine and Martine Gutierrez, as it delves into themes of gender fluidity and contemporary dialogues surrounding public spaces, led by curator Roxana Marcoci.
Key facts
- MoMA exhibition Taking Back Our Space: Photographic Perspectives runs 20 September to 2 May 2027.
- Marianne Wex (1937-2020) created Let's Take Back Our Space between 1972 and 1977 in Hamburg.
- MoMA acquired Wex's work in 2018.
- The exhibition features seven contemporary artists: Nona Faustine, Martine Gutierrez, Joiri Minaya, Yuki Kihara, Wendy Red Star, K8 Hardy, and Paulina Olowska.
- Roxana Marcoci is MoMA's acting chief curator of photography.
- Wex's project organizes street photographs by body language types, drawing on books, newspapers, advertisements, and film and television stills.
- The contemporary artists address race, colonialism, Indigenous sovereignty, sexuality, and self-representation.
- Marcoci states the exhibition asks what Wex's project makes possible today, not simply reaffirming its historical importance.
Entities
Artists
- Marianne Wex
- Nona Faustine
- Martine Gutierrez
- Joiri Minaya
- Yuki Kihara
- Wendy Red Star
- K8 Hardy
- Paulina Olowska
- Roxana Marcoci
Institutions
- Museum of Modern Art
- MoMA
Locations
- Hamburg
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Samoa