Image: Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, Fort Collins
Babs Reingold’s exhibition ‘After Venus’ will close on August 30, 2026, at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, where it is currently on view. The presentation brings together bold paintings and mixed-media works that reconsider beauty, power and the representation of women in art.
The exhibition takes its title from the classical figure of Venus, whose image has played a central role in the history of Western art. According to the museum, Reingold’s works invite fresh perspectives on centuries of artistic tradition, focusing on the ways women have been depicted and understood through established visual conventions.
The exhibition’s emphasis on both painting and mixed media places Reingold’s approach across more than one format. The museum describes the works as a sustained reexamination of ideas surrounding beauty and authority rather than as a straightforward continuation of inherited ideals. The available exhibition material does not provide a full checklist or further details about individual works.
A newly released YouTube video offers a guided tour led by Reingold herself. In the video, the artist discusses the inspiration behind ‘After Venus’ and addresses ‘After Venus: Muses,’ providing a preview of ideas encountered in the gallery. The museum has presented the video as a resource for visitors before their visit and as an extension of the exhibition’s interpretation.
‘After Venus’ is part of the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg’s current exhibition programme. The institution describes itself as a nonprofit cultural arts organization and a community hub in downtown St. Petersburg, with a collection, exhibitions and public programmes intended to engage the diverse communities it serves. Its homepage presents the museum as offering a broad collection alongside temporary exhibitions and programmes for visitors of all ages.
The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is located at 255 Beach Drive NE in St. Petersburg, Florida. ‘After Venus’ remains on view there through August 30, 2026.
