An exhibition is a public display of items such as art, inventions, or historical objects, arranged for people to view. It can also mean a noticeable show of a quality or skill.
It comes from Latin 'exhibitio', meaning 'a showing, a presenting', from 'exhibere' (to hold out, present). The word moved from the act of presenting to the event where things are presented.
An exhibition is like a curated story told through objects instead of sentences. What’s chosen, what’s left out, and how things are arranged all shape the story visitors walk away with.
Art and cultural exhibitions have historically underrepresented women and nonbinary creators, even when they were active and influential. The term itself is neutral, but exhibition practices have often reflected gender and other biases.
Use “exhibition” neutrally, and when discussing or curating exhibitions, be mindful of whose work has been historically excluded or minimized. Where relevant, note efforts to correct gender imbalances in representation.
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Women artists, curators, and historians have organized exhibitions specifically to highlight women’s and marginalized creators’ contributions, reshaping canons and institutional practices.
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