The Gender Show
George Eastman Museum is proud to present an exhibition that raises questions about gender identity and dynamics. Often, one’s outward presentation of gender and one’s behavior are interpreted through visual cues. Photographs provide one way to gain insight into how people identify, use, and express ideas about gender.
The Gender Show includes works from the George Eastman Museum collection that investigate the ways in which photographs have engaged notions of gender in a variety of contexts, from conventional to subversive, and brings attention to the way we see and categorize each other and ourselves. The photographs date from the medium’s invention in the mid-nineteenth century to the present and range from vernacular objects to art photographs.
Gender has become a prominent theme in photography, as photographic images have become increasingly seen as markers and instigators of cultural and social change. These photographs offer broad insight into notions of gender over the past 175 years. The images document ways that gender defines our roles, behaviors, and place within society, which in turn inform our self-presentation.
Contact Manager of Traveling Exhibitions, George Eastman Museum: [email protected]
| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Participation Fee | $28,000 + Round trip shipping and Insurance |
| Booking Period | 12 Weeks (Fee will be prorated for 8 and 10 week bookings) |
| Contents | 130 photographs |
| Size | 350 linear feet (approx) |