Oelbaum said that she saw this exhibit as a chance for questions to be raised about the way people see others and gender.

“I don’t think men will respond the same way to being objectified but it’s still an interesting concept and it gives you something to think about,” Oelbaum said. “I don’t think people look at art thinking ‘Who made this? A man or a woman?’ and I think this show will give people an opportunity to ask that question and really explore what it means.”

Oelbaum said that back when the feminist art response to injustices began, some artists would react by objectifying the female form ironically, but while that was an admirable cause, Oelbaum didn’t think it went forward aggressively enough. Oelbaum said that by creating this exhibit it will help create at least awareness to gender inequality in art.

The exhibit includes multiple mediums of art including a phallic sculpture made of string, videos of exposed men and a few massive charcoal drawings of the exposed but protected male form. A tornado of color, textures and depicted bare-chested males surround the exhibit.

Opening reception attendee Taylor Austin said that while he found some of the ideas interesting, he found himself somewhat lost on the concept.

“It’s hard to tell about the message,” Austin said. “I guess it shows that men can be objectified too but nothing made me uncomfortable because it was just looking at a bunch of men, and that isn’t that shocking.”

Fellow attendee Alex Rock said he had come to support a friend who had a piece in the show, but that the San Francisco energy was new to him and he wasn’t sure how this exhibit fit with the city’s intricacies.

“In SF I don’t know if it can accomplish more than the city can already accomplish itself, but I’m from LA so the art is fantastic and it’s nice to see something different that I wouldn’t get down there,” Rock said.

The reception included a conceptual performance by artist Chanel Matsunami Groveau that addressed the sexuality of Asian men and the issues found in interracial relationships, as well as the dedication of a painting by artist Sylvia Sleigh to all girls Mills College.

The exhibit will run through Nov. 30, Tuesday through Friday noon-7 p.m. and Saturday noon–5 p.m. at the SOMArts Cultural Center on 934 Brannan St.