Contemporary art has seen many major players from many different ethnicities, races, countries, and demographics. But when one thinks about the role women have played in the development and alteration of contemporary art, a undeniable feeling of absence or underrepresentation is palpable. Unfortunately in this patriarchal society that has for so long objectified and undermined women, the female gender seems to evade recognition for accomplishments or even the opportunity to achieve them. But, thanks to Judith K. Brodksy’s piece titled “Stepping out of the beaten path: Reassessing the Feminist Art Movement,” the role women have played in Contemporary Art is illuminated and the problematic ignorance of their vital involvement is confronted. Now, her statement that the feminist movement pioneered post-modernism is indeed an audacious claim. But, to her credit she does support this assertion with plentiful evidence. Namely, the one photo in which she discusses in her argument, Antonio and I by Joan Semmel, provides a great example of her rhetoric. The photo depicts, essentially, an image of her and her lover in bed. The unique angle of the photo allows the viewer to see this as she would. By battering conventional female nude portraits and pictures with this unprecedented perspective, Semmel dismisses stereotypical subjugation of which the traditional role women play in art historically depicts.