"Published on the occassion of the exhibition Picturing Motherhood Now, October 16, 2021 to March 13, 2022, at the Cleveland Museum of Art"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Director's foreword / William M. Griswold -- Reimagining motherhood / Emily Liebert -- Beyond mothers and daughters: making, matrilineage, and the stakes of modern motherhood / Nadiah Rivera Fellah -- Reexamining the motherhood myth / Laura Wexler -- On art, race, and motherhood / Naima J. Keith -- Desiring mothers / Rosalyn Deutsche -- Mother's laws / Thomas J. Lax -- Speaking of motherhood: a roundtable conversation with Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Malik Gaines, Naima J. Keith, Wendy Red Star, and Carmen Winant / moderated by Emily Liebert and Nadiah Rivera Fellah.
Summary:
Picturing Motherhood Now brings together work by a range of contemporary artists who reimagine the possibilities for representing motherhood. Drawing on a range of feminisms, this exhibition catalogue challenges familiar archetypes of motherhood, construing motherhood as a multivalent term. The artists in the catalogue see motherhood as a lens through which to examine contemporary social issues. While focusing on art made in the past two decades, the catalogue also integrates work by significant pioneers, narrating an intergenerational and evolving story. This richly illustrated volume features painting, sculpture, photography, and installations by 30 contemporary artists, including Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Latoya Ruby Frazier, Titus Kaphar, and Aliza Nisenbaum, alongside works by feminist pioneers who inspired them, such as Louise Bourgeois, Alice Neel, and Betye Saar. Scholarly essays examine dimensions of matrilineage and contemporary art, enlarging our understanding of motherhood in today's culture. The catalogue also includes a roundtable conversation among artists and thinkers, animating the themes of the exhibition through a dynamic exchange. Exhibition: Cleveland Museum of Art, USA (16.10.2021-13.03.2022).
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