Georgian National Museum presents the exhibition “Art and Gender” supported by UN Development Program.

Developed in the west the concept of Gender coming into the georgian reality is often interpreted as “problems of women”. In order to avoid such preconceptions it is important to accentuate its social context and understand it as a problem of both- men and women. Gender is a holistic approach which is a priority of  this conept.Determination of gender roles lot depends on culture and existing traditions which of course is reflected in art. Notwithstanding of the fact, that Gender as a concept in art, generally is not new, still our society has poor information about this subject. The aim of our exhibition is broadening the outlook of our society and  promotion of the best understanding of Gender perception on the whole. For a long time, Gender identity no longer begins with simple male/female constructs and juxtapositions. The differentiation between sex and Gender tends to a new theoretical level of cultural and social processes. Gender, as a cultural symbol, is closely associated with the fact that sex carries not only social but cultural-symbolic interpretation as well. Exhibited art works produce evidence, how Gender identification influences authors and their works. Exponents, created in different media will give the audience an opportunity to observe what cultural values and symbols are used while creating traditional Gender asymmetry and power hierarchy in different epochs and different geographical areas.The exhibition is not aimed to deny or make doubts in biological, social or psychological  differences between  concrete man and woman, it simply proves that above mentioned  fact of difference is not so important  as its social-cultural estimation and interpretation.The exhibition conception is based on the idea, that the fact of most importance is not biological or physical difference between man and woman, but the cultural and social difference which society puts into this difference.