The display Paul Mpagi Sepuya’s photographs. (Photo by Diego Lynch)
The New Museum is taking a deep dive into the role of gender in contemporary art. With an emphasis on the word “contemporary.”
The vast majority of “Trigger: Gender as a Tool and a Weapon,” opening today, consists of pieces from after 2010, with a sizable contingent from this year. The exhibit was curated with the goal of creating a snapshot of the current moment of “political upheaval and renewed culture wars,” a seeming reference to the increased prevalence of right-wing populism.