Everyday Rebellions: Collection Conversations

Brooklyn Museum collection works selected to spark dialogue about resistance, identity, and social change.

Why go

The exhibition pairs new acquisitions with rarely seen collection objects across continents and centuries, creating surprising dialogues—such as Sonya Kelliher-Combs's work alongside a century-old seal-intestine parka, and Nicole Eisenman's satirical sculpture facing Rodin's 19th-century *Burghers of Calais*.

What to expect

Works spanning media and geography, including cascading velvet installations, sculptural pieces reflecting on nature's fragility, and cross-generational Indigenous creative labor, arranged to spark unexpected conversations about resistance and individual choice.

Things to know

• Inspired by Gloria Steinem's feminist essay collection *Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions*.
• Features new acquisitions in the Center for Feminist Art alongside rarely seen collection objects.
• Organized by Catherine Morris, Curatorial Chair and Sackler Senior Curator.
• Located in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor.
• Pairs contemporary works with historical pieces to challenge understandings of heroism and protest.
• Includes works by Beverly Semmes, Sarah Sze, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, and Nicole Eisenman.

Plan your visit

Included in general admission. Located on the 4th Floor in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art.