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What does it mean to be a woman today? What is feminine? Who defines what femininity is? Who can be female? And is femininity gender specific at all?

The exhibition Women and Change unfolds how Western art history has depicted women from the Modern Breakthrough of the late nineteenth century to the most recent contemporary art. In a wealth of works of art by Danish and international artists, you can explore how artists have, over the course of the past 150 years, reflected, responded to and resisted changing perceptions of both women and gender: from Impressionist portraits to performative body art. From lush studies of nudes to critical examinations of how history is written.

The history of the women鈥檚 movement begins to leave its mark on the world of art as far back as 1870. New ideas about women鈥檚 emancipation 鈥� and a new outlook on art 鈥� meant that more women artists got the opportunity to practice their art and exhibit. The word 鈥榢vinde鈥� for 鈥榳oman鈥� entered the Danish language as a replacement for more dismissive labels these years, raising hopes for new times ahead in terms of women鈥檚 rights and roles.

Since then, countless artists have rebelled against traditional depictions of women, helping to expand and add nuance to our view of gender and gender identity. Since 2017, the #MeToo movement 鈥� originally launched by African-American activist Tarana Burke in 2006 鈥� has shown us that the battle for women鈥檚 right to their own bodies remains ongoing.

Our concepts of women and femininity are constantly changing, renegotiated and up for discussion. The exhibition Women and Change tells the story of women鈥檚 liberation through art while also exploring our present time where new perspectives and perceptions of body ideals, gender identity and femininity infuse the public debate.