This review examines the exhibition at John Jay College’s Shiva Gallery that spotlighted rape in the work of woman-identified artists.
“In late September 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified against Brett Kavanaugh, and Bill Cosby appeared at a sentencing hearing, having been convicted of aggravated indecent assault after decades of rape allegations against him. “Crime is down” headlines proliferated in the news while reported rapes in New York City increased by 28%, and The Un-Heroic Act: Representations of Rape in Contemporary Women’s Art in the U.S. [September 4–November 3, 2018] opened its doors to the public…”