During Trump's swearing ceremony last month, a group of 80 women took over a gallery in Manhattan to showcase their disapproval through art. The exhibition, called "Uprise/Angry Women", was founded and curated by Indira Cesarine, who received a shocking number of 1,800 pieces of art reacting to the new president.

The exhibition is more than just a peaceful display of anger, however. It represents unity, more specifically, female unity during a time when it is most needed. The show takes emotions such as anger and rage, feelings that are typically used against women to make them feel crazy, overly emotional and overdramatic, and makes them positive. The space gave female artists an outlet for their anger about the decision, a space to come together over the issue.

Many of the works show the double standards Trump often projects. It showcases the negative rhetoric used during his campaign in a visible, feasible way that the artists hope to prevent it from becoming normalized. It also brings the fact that Hillary won the popular vote over Trump by almost 3 million votes back to light.

Political art can be powerful. It takes an issue, in this case Trump's controversial presidency, and puts it in perspective. It takes the words that we can sometimes be afraid to say, and puts them out there in the world.

Art is art. But art is also power, resistance, outrage, passion, a statement. If any of the works make you uncomfortable, just know, that means Trump should make you uncomfortable too.

All of the works from the exhibition can be found at: https://www.artsy.net/the-untitled-space