Reevaluating power: The Fralin’s fresh take
“Power Play: Reimagining Representation in Contemporary Photography,” the latest exhibit at the University’s Fralin Museum of Art, reimagines popular feminine figures like Disney princesses and American girl dolls to criticize mainstream media’s definitions of gender and social roles. Organized by Assistant Curator Hannah Cattarin, Curator of Indigenous Arts of the Americas Adriana Greci Green and Curator of Exhibitions Laura Minton, this photography exhibit features the work of five female artists — Sarah Maple, Tokie Rome-Taylor, Cara Romero, Martine Gutierrez and Wendy Red Star — that harness fashion, color, and staging to construct powerful messages.