The Virtual Museum and Female Joy in Argentina: An Exploration of the Revolt

NATALIA TACCETTA

Intermédialités. Histoire et Théorie des Arts, des Lettres et des Techniques

Universidad de Montreal

Lugar: Quebec; Año: 2021 p. 1 - 28

1705-8546

In reviewing the theory of the museum, art historian Griselda Pollock proposes a ?virtual feminist museum,? a gallery that does not exist but proves formidable indeed. According to Pollock, the institutions where art circulates are governed by patriarchal logics of exhibition and conservation. In Walter Benjamin?s terms, Pollock offers a rewriting of art history and a critique of art and society that reveals a historical problem. In the light of these considerations, this article considers the potential contents of a virtual Latin American feminist museum. The widespread Argentine feminist movement #NiUnaMenos (2015) and National Campaign for the Right to Safe, Free, and Legal abortion (since 2005) yielded a vast corpus of images. Through them, this article explores a series of issues at stake in the women networks operating in Latin America today. These pages highlight the pathos of female enjoyment, especially visible in the images: glitter and makeup, nudity and joy.