Contemporary Australia: Women

Overview

Women do a multitude of things – they make up half the world’s population, carry babies until their ready to pop out into the world, and generally get a lot of good shit done. So you’d think then that they would be equally represented across all industries, especially now by the 21^st century. Alas as we all know, that dream is still a tad further away but what’s helping ease the pain is GOMA’s new exhibition Contemporary Australia: Women.

Celebrating the wide range of female artists, these collected works span diverse, energetic and innovative topics, and are sure to inspire all whom visit – male and female alike. It’s taking up the entire ground floor of GOMA, which for those who’ve been there can appreciate the enormity of the collection, but for those who haven’t – expect great, large things.

It’s the second in the Gallery’s Australia triennial series, which has an overall aim to present a clear and coherent section of works that highlight how modern art has shaped and is continuing to shape our country. So what better opportunity to showcase and educate just how important women are in society, than by highlighting everything they’ve done so far.