10 Images That Take The Female Nude Back From The Male Gaze

by Olivia Harrison

As any feminist knows, the male gaze has a strong hold on the world of media, advertising, even art. Twenty female artists are using their images to explore the male gaze’s opposite and much less frequently considered angle, the female gaze. “In The Raw: The Female Gaze on the Nude,” now showing at Untitled Space in New York City, “creates a cultural discourse of women on women, a female intervention, so to speak, on patriarchal culture.” Specifically, the group show explores the female perspective on the nude female body, which is so often the subject of the male gaze and male criticism. Through the images in this show, we see a uniquely beautiful and much-needed authentic view of the female form. The show, which includes works of photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media and video, was curated by Indira Cesarine and Coco Dolle and will be on view from May 4th through the 21st. 

LOGAN WHITE 1 - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceLogan White

annika connor - violet nude - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceAnnika Connor – Violet Nude

Elisa Garcia de la Huerta - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceElisa Garcia de la Huerta

LEAH SCHRAGER - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceLeah Schrager

Marie Tomanova-1- In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceMarie Tomanova

Sophia Wallace Girls Will be Bois In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit The Untitled SpaceSophia Wallace Girls Will be Bois

Coco Dolle - VOLUPTUOUS - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceCoco Dolle – VOLUPTUOUS

Amanda Charchian - Ana in Costa Rica 2012 - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceAmanda Charchian – Ana in Costa Rica 2012

Amanda Charchian - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceAmanda Charchian

Ellen Jong - In The Raw The Female Gaze on The Nude Exhibit - The Untitled SpaceEllen Jong

 This post was originally published on May 4, 2016

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