The title of the exhibition, Caroline Williams: Men, at first seems to invoke a feminist interpretation. The work, however, goes beyond the feminist strategy of parody and invites further analysis. While Men raises questions about men and their relationship to women, it is pomp, ceremony, ritual and self–importance in general which are particularly the butt of her satire.

A University of Melbourne Museum of Art touring exhibition. Curated by Frances Lindsay. Catalogue essay by Helen McDonald.