“Women’s Work,” Artfully Revisited and Redefined

The familiar expression “women’s work” persists in our cultural lexicon, but five artists/activists present visions that reshape its definition in a massive and thoughtful exhibition.

To a great extent, we are what we say we are — and what others say we are.

The exhibition Women’s Work: Art & Activism in the 21st Century, curated by Grace Aneiza Ali and on view at New York City’s Pen + Brush through August 2, presents a winding exploration of its initial phrase and stimulates ideas about how it is being or could be reclaimed and reinvented.