GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between
MoMu–Fashion Museum Antwerp
From September 27th, 2025 until February 1st, 2026.
MoMu in Antwerp is devoting its latest exhibition to the subject of girlhood. GIRLS. On Boredom, Rebellion and Being In-Between looks at how the figure of the girl has been imagined in art, fashion and film, and why it remains such a powerful presence in culture.
The show moves away from the familiar image of the girl as innocent or decorative. Instead, we see the gathering of works that treats girlhood as something with depth and complexity, cue Degas’ Little Dancer that sits alongside Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, while more recent perspectives come from Micaiah Carter, Harley Weir and Juergen Teller. For centuries, art that centred on girls was dismissed as sentimental or lightweight, but MoMu completely reframes it as a way of exploring social, political and emotional realities, while also pointing to the uncertainties and possibilities that come with being in between childhood and adulthood.
The selection is wide ranging, spotlighting Simone Rocha, Louise Bourgeois, Chopova Lowena, Frida Orupabo and Jenny Fax all appear, with fashion, photography and film placed side by side; and this mix playing to the shifting nature of the subject itself. Curated by Elisa De Wyngaert, with Claire Marie Healy on film, the exhibition also involves conversations with teenagers today and is attentive to LGBTQIA+ representation. The design is by Janina Pedan, with graphics by Paul Boudens.
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