The Feminine Mystique (on view at Jersey City Museum August 15, 2007 – February 24, 2008) features contemporary artwork by women who address feminist issues, either directly or obliquely, in response to Betty Friedan’s seminal text of the same name. It includes a range of media by both well-known and emerging artists.
They include artists such as Aliza Augustine, Shelly Bahl, Caroline Sandra Bermúdez, Louis Bourgeouis, Burton, Pam Cooper, Gema Alava Cristosomo, Nancy Friedemann, Ayakoh Furukawa, Heather Hart, Swati Kurhana, Jessica Lagunas, Jennifer Mazza, Megan Maloy, Jeanette May, Esperanza Mayobre, Margaret Murphy, Adrian Piper, Babs Reingold, Justine Reyes, Kara Rooney, Rachael Serbinski, Lorna Simpson, Jennifer Sullivan, Juana Valdes, Alison Weld, Noelle Lorraine Williams and Meghan Wood.
The catalog features 'The Problem That Had No Name", an essay by Jersey City Museum curator, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado.
Soft Cover, Full-Color: 39 pages
