The Museum of Feminist Art in Brooklyn

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Feminist art has been sealed off into this vacuum of humanlessness. I want the exhibition to sort of remind people that the 20th century is a rich tapestry of voices. These artists, feminist artists from the 70s, really pushed form, like medium. They bought in protest performance art and incorporated video medium. There's really funny pieces in here. And really talking about serious things in really interesting, engaging ways.

Comedian Hannah Gadsby railed against Pablo Picasso in “Nanette.” So why are they curating an exhibition timed to the 50th anniversary of his death? Gadsby and author Claire Dederer explain what we should do with art from monstrous artists.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.

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