This thesis explores the underrepresentation of women artists in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice, and in particular, the placement and the display features of...Show moreThis thesis explores the underrepresentation of women artists in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice, and in particular, the placement and the display features of women’s works exhibited in December 2021. It uses concepts, theories, and methods of analysis developed by feminist art and museum scholars. Furthermore, the research focuses on the history of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, shedding light on Guggenheim’s unequal interest for men’s and women’s art of her time. Thus, the thesis examines the role Peggy Guggenheim played in shaping postwar modernism by promoting largely men artists. Moreover, the sociocultural position of women at that time is investigated, illustrating that other factors beyond Guggenheim’s bias explain the small number of women represented in the collection. Lastly, the study confronts possibilities of transforming a male dominated collection into a more gender-balanced one in order to emphasize women’s contribution to modernism in the museum narrative.Show less
