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This fall, MoMA PS1 will present a major exhibition of Vaginal Davis, spanning five decades of her practice as a performer, visual artist, author, filmmaker, musician, educator, self-proclaimed “Blacktress,” and countercultural icon. Originating at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product makes its US debut at PS1, opening October 9, 2025. Organized thematically, the exhibition includes major installations, video, paintings, zines, audio works, sculptures, and cross-disciplinary collaborations, as well as extensive archival materials. The presentation spotlights Ms. Davis’s role as an underground trailblazer in the overlapping realms of art, music, performance, and queer politics—as well as her uncompromising glamour.
The exhibition is organized by Hendrik Folkerts, Curator of International Contemporary Art and Head of Exhibitions, Moderna Museet, Stockholm. The chapters at partner institutions were organized in collaboration with Eva-Lena Bergström (Nationalmuseum), Anna Efraimsson (MDT), Richard Julin and Therese Kellner (Accelerator), Marti Manen and Isabella Tjäder (Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation), and Cecilia Widenheim (Tensta Konsthall).
The presentation at MoMA PS1 is organized by Jody Graf, Assistant Curator, and Sheldon Gooch, Curatorial Assistant.
Learn more about the exhibition on our website.
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Portrait of Vaginal Davis. Downtown. 1993. Photo: Reynaldo Rivera
Vaginal Davis. The Wicked Pavillion. 2021. Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at Moderna Museet from May 15 through October 13, 2024. Courtesy Moderna Museet. Photo: My Matson
Vaginal Davis. The Wicked Pavillion. 2021.Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at Moderna Museet from May 15 through October 13, 2024. Courtesy Moderna Museet. Photo: My Matson
Vaginal Davis. Memorabilia and ephemera as part of The Wicked Pavillion. 2021. Installation view, Vaginal Davis, The Wicked Pavilion, Eden Eden, Berlin, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. © Vaginal Davis. Photo: GRAYSC
Vaginal Davis. HOFPFISTEREI (detail). Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at Gropius Bau from March 21 through September 14, 2025. Courtesy Gropius Bau. Photo: Frank Sperling
Vaginal Davis. HAG – small, contemporary, haggard. 2012. Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at Gropius Bau from March 21 through September 14, 2025. Courtesy Gropius Bau. Photo: Frank Sperling
Vaginal Davis. HAG – small, contemporary, haggard. 2012. Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at Gropius Bau from March 21 through September 14, 2025. Courtesy Gropius Bau. Photo: Frank Sperling
Vaginal Davis. Memorabilia and ephemera as part of The Wicked Pavillion. 2021. Installation view, Vaginal Davis, The Wicked Pavilion, Eden Eden, Berlin, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. © Vaginal Davis. Photo: GRAYS
Vaginal Davis. The White to Be Angry. 1999. Film still. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin