Vaginal Davis

Magnificent Product

Ends Mar 2, 2026

On View
Exhibition

Video Editing: Cooper Troxell

MoMA PS1 presents a major exhibition of Vaginal Davis, spanning five decades of her practice as a performer, visual artist, author, filmmaker, musician, educator, self-proclaimed “Blacktress,” and countercultural icon. The presentation spotlights Ms. Davis’s role as an underground trailblazer in culture and queer politics—as well as her uncompromising glamour. Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product makes its US debut at PS1, following iterations at Moderna Museet, Stockholm, and Gropius Bau, Berlin. Organized thematically, the exhibition includes major installations, video, paintings, zines, audio works, sculptures, and extensive archival materials, as well as and cross-disciplinary collaborations, including a new installation by the Berlin-based CHEAP Collective with photographs by Annette Frick.

Dates

October 9, 2025–March 2, 2026

Location

MoMA PS1

Credits

The exhibition is organized by Hendrik Folkerts, Curator of International Contemporary Art and Head of Exhibitions, Moderna Museet, Stockholm. The chapters at partner institutions were organized in collaboration with Eva-Lena Bergström (Nationalmuseum), Anna Efraimsson (MDT), Richard Julin and Therese Kellner (Accelerator), Marti Manen and Isabella Tjäder (Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation), and Cecilia Widenheim (Tensta Konsthall).

The presentation at MoMA PS1 is organized by Jody Graf, Associate Curator, and Sheldon Gooch, Curatorial Assistant.

Exhibition Tour
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, May 18, 2024–October 13, 2024
Gropius Bau, Berlin, March 21, 2025–September 13, 2025
MoMA PS1 New York, October 9, 2025–March 2, 2026

Sponsors

Support is provided by Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons.

Installation Views

Vaginal Davis and Jonathan Berger. Naked on my Ozgoad: Fausthaus — Anal Deep Throat. 2024–ongoing.

Steven Paneccasio

Vaginal Davis. Sucking Her Unborn Cock – Archivist Headache Wall. 1970s–present. The photographs on the wall have been shot by various photographers, including Rick Castro, Michael Childers, Hector Martinez, Frank Rodriguez, Bibbe Hanson, Ann Summa, John Aes-Nihil, Paul Ashley, Albert Sanchez, Jeffreyland Hilbert, Steve Lafreniere, Ted Soqui, Lawrence Elbert, Katja Perry, Julie Fowles, Sean Carrillo, and Annette Frick.

Photo: Steven Paneccasio

Vaginal Davis. The Wicked Pavilion: Tween Bedroom. 2021.

Steven Paneccasio

Installation view of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at MoMA PS1 from October 9, 2025 through March 2, 2026.

Photo: Steven Paneccasio

Vaginal Davis. The Wicked Pavilion: The Fantasia Library. 2021.

Steven Paneccasio

Vaginal Davis. Hofpfisterei. 2024/2025.

Steven Paneccasio

Installation view of CHEAP: Choose Mutation with photographs by Annette Frick. 2024/2025. Presented as part of Vaginal Davis: Magnificent Product, on view at MoMA PS1 from October 9, 2025 through March 2, 2026.

Steven Paneccasio

Vaginal Davis

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