Visit the MFA: Review Exhibit "Think Pink"

I visited the MFA and went specifically for the exhibit, "Think Pink" - on its last day, I might add. While this exhibit has been opened since October, this was the first chance I got to actually go and see it. The museum picked October to open to show in support of breast cancer month, which uses a pink ribbon as its symbol. Back in October, the MFA actually lit up the outside of the whole building in pink light as well to both show support for breast cancer awareness and advertise the show - just an interesting fun fact. This exhibit explored the color pink's role in history, focusing especially on its defining of gender throughout history. 

The show contained mostly fashion, with some relevant prints and paintings alongside. To have such a specific theme across many forms of art and across many time periods was incredibly intriguing. The earliest pieces are from the 18th century when pink did not have the same feminine association as it does today. In fact, as the exhibit showed, pink did not have that strong female relationship at all until post-WWII when redefining gender roles was important to that era. As someone who likes fashion a lot, and believe that clothes show more about a time period than paintings can, I really loved this exhibit. Last year, the MFA had an exhibit about hippies that contained a good amount of clothing pieces, so I am really appreciating this shift in thinking about art history.

Female model in pink satin and lace nightgown

While I couldn't take pictures of anything myself, here are some pictures I have found that show off the exhibit well:

{most of the dresses from the exhibit (taken by the MFA)}

{doll's dress in two parts from the elizabeth mccormick
day collection; late 18th century
(www.mfa.org/exhibitions/think-pink)}

{female model in pink satin
and lace nightgown by
kenneth paul block; 1978
www.mfa/exhibitions/think-pink)}