How can contemporary art facilitate discussions about gender and power? Drawing chiefly from the permanent collection at the Speed Art Museum, Breaking the Mold explores depictions of gender identity through the body, dress, objects, and history.
Featured artists in Breaking the Mold include Ghada Amer, John Ashley, Paul Cadmus, Robert Colescott, Sharon Hayes, John Kacere, Barbara Kruger, Louise Nevelson, Gladys Nilsson, Ebony G. Patterson, Philip Pearlstein, Kiki Smith, Tavares Strachan, John Valerio, R. Michael Walker, June Wayne, John Wesley, and Kehinde Wiley.
For more, visit http://www.speedmuseum.org/exhibitions/breaking-the-mold-investigating-gender-at-the-speed-art-museum/