“This is the best toilet that no men are allowed to see.”
A museum is being converted into toilets to stop men entering an exhibition in the ladies' lounge.
Earlier this year, the Tasmanian Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) was ordered to “stop denying non-female access to exhibitions in the Old and New Art Museum's ladies' lounge”.
Jason Lau filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against Mona after she was denied access to the ladies' lounge.
The museum has questioned the decision, and exhibition founder Kirsha Kaechele has spoken out on the matter.
“I think it's worth making this argument, not just for the sake of the ladies' lounge, but also for the sake of the arts and the law,” Keichler said in a statement.
“We need to challenge the law and consider a broader interpretation of its definitions as they apply to art and its impact on the world, as well as the right of conceptual art to make certain people (men) uncomfortable.”
The women-only space features plush furniture and male waiters serve drinks to the women. It also displays some of Mona's most sought-after works, including works by Pablo Picasso and Sidney Nolan.
The space has been closed since receiving a court order to close the lounge due to anti-discrimination laws.
Proposals to keep the ladies' lounge as a women-only space include converting it into a toilet or chapel, which would give Mona a legal exemption
“The ladies’ lounge has a great toilet, so in that sense the ladies’ lounge will be used as a ladies’ lounge.
“This is a toilet that is praised all over the world. It's the best toilet, but men are not allowed to see it,” Keichler said via the BBC.
Key exhibits from the exhibition will be moved into toilets so women can view them “without interruption”.
On Sundays, men can enter the space, but they are there to focus on laundry skills such as ironing and folding.
“The women could bring in all their clean clothes and the men could fold them in a series of graceful movements (designed by Rinpoche and refined by Tai Chi masters),” Kacheler said.
She added that the lawsuit against the exhibit was a “blessing in disguise.”
“As a result of this ruling, we have no choice but to embrace a rich set of experiences – spiritual, educational… to discover fascinating new possibilities and become better,” she said.
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