WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution (2008-10-04 - 2009-01-11)

WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution takes over two floors of the Vancouver Art Gallery from October 4, 2008 to January 11, 2009, featuring the innovative and risk-taking work that emerged from the convergence of art and feminist thought in the late 1960s and 1970s. Widely acclaimed on its United States tour, the exhibition organized the by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is the first comprehensive, international museum survey illuminating the profound impact of feminism on art. The exhibition, which makes its Canadian premiere at the Vancouver Art Gallery, brings together the work of more than 120 artists from 22 countries, including the addition of Canadian works selected by Vancouver Art Gallery chief curator/associate director Daina Augaitis.