Andrea Bowers Portrays the Future of Activism

Andrea Bowers’s interest in social movements and political activism, such as workers’ rights rallies and protests around the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, is central to her artwork. This can lead to some dissonance in commercial gallery settings. A 2011–12 exhibition of her work at Andrew Kreps took as a departure point The New Woman’s Survival Catalog, a 1973 compendium of practical information for women in the United States, including details about women-run bookstor