I Never Meant to Be a Feminist—But Here We Are
I didn’t think I was a feminist—until I realized how much we still have to fight for, and believe in.
As I walked through the Hauser & Wirth Gallery this weekend in Los Angeles, surrounded by the powerful artwork of Luchita Hurtado, I found myself reflecting on something I never expected: how we become the heroines of our own stories, sometimes without even realizing it.
Standing before her paintings—works that fought for visibility in a world where women's voices were systematically silenced—I was struck by a profound truth. We don't always choose a cause. Sometimes, we simply refuse to accept what we're told.
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