5 Fast Facts: Yael Bartana’s “What if Women Ruled the World”
Posted: November 5, 2018
Category: Advocacy
Impress your friends with five fast facts about What if Women Ruled the World (2016) by Yael Bartana, on display in the third-floor galleries.
![The phrase “What if Women Ruled the World” is sculpted with neon tubes of bright yellow, in all capital letters. The letters of “WOMEN” are larger than the rest and are configured vertically.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2017.9_1-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.png)
NMWA Assistant Curator Orin Zahra is featured in an article about Impressionist Marie Bracquemond; Hito Steyerl wins the 2019 Käthe Kollwitz Prize; Betye Saar is on view at the New...
![A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997.181-2-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.png)
For the fifth year, Art+Feminism led the global initiative to improve the Wikipedia representation of women artists and to train women editors. NMWA’s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center...
![Several people are sitting next to each other on their laptops, looking up. Two large paintings are hanging behind them.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20190323_103309_35658-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Can you name five women artists? Did your response include any women artists of color? Women artists, especially women of color, remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and...
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This year’s edition of Art Basel, Switzerland, opened on Thursday, June 15. The art fair showcases posters by the Guerrilla Girls, a video installation by Cécile B. Evans with a...
![A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1997.181-2-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.png)
FRESH TALK: Who are the new superwomen of the universe? on June 14 will show how comics, in particular, can highlight what a society values through the heroes they revere.
![A woman with a dark skin tone is standing in front of a white background giving a speech by a wooden podium. On a banner, the text reads "National Museum of Women in the Arts."](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ym_nmwa_061417-5647_19950-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum launched the second year of its award-winning #5WomenArtists social media campaign, which asks, “Can you name five women artists?” The museum invited...
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For Women’s History Month, NMWA posed the question, “Can you name five women artists?” While social media users shared stories of women artists with #5WomenArtists, other science museums, and cultural...
![Close-up photograph shows a trumpet-shaped flower against a dark black background. The flower's striated long neck erupts in a profusion of purple and white petals that dominate the composition.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2015.21-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
#5WomenArtists features for Women's History Month; Smithsonian Magazine features Camille Claudel; Faith Ringgold exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum; and more.
![A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1997.181-2-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.png)
Back by popular demand this March, the National Museum of Women in the Arts continues to ask, “Can you name five women artists?” This simple question calls attention to the...
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