Assumptions that negate proper exposure, discussion, and education on a very complex and multilayered component of all our lives. When you have something so tethered to a long history of cultural categorizations such as gender, assumptions occurs. I think awareness is what will lead to further conversation. “I f the show can expose people to questions about gender, questions that they may have never known to ask, that would be a success in my book,” curator Josh Friedman told us. “I want people to be exposed to this topic first and foremost. ![]() Much of today’s dialogue surrounding equality and acceptance involves the dissolution of strict binaries, and Engender‘s artists are adding a much-needed layer of contemplation to the ongoing conversation about what it means to challenge labels of being. The Kohn Gallery’s latest exhibition, Engender, features 17 contemporary artists who are approaching a study of gender binaries through the classical form of painting. Some social justice warriors wield brushes. ![]() A Conversation With ‘Engender’ Exhibition Artists By Editor Joyce Chen
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