April20th-May16th
Thisexhibition,centeredaroundthemythofPersephone,isatributetothepotencyoffemininity,celebrationoffemininepower,andself-rule.
Thispresentation,astatementbycuratorsArushiKapoor&DannySierraDominguez,highlightstheimportanceofvisibilityandrepresentationofwomenartistsinanindustrytraditionallydominatedbymen.TheGreekmythnarratesPersephone’sabductionbyHadesintotheunderworld.Persephoneultimatelyseizescommandofherdestinyandassumestheroleoftheunderworldqueen.Persephone’sjourneysignifiesadescentintothesomberaspectsoflifesuchasdarkness,winter,andmortality,whileheremergencebacktothesurfacerepresentstherebirth,growth,andrejuvenationofspring.Theworksinthisexhibitemphasizetheimportanceofagencyandself-determinationforthefeminine.
ThisshowincludesartworksbyJasmineLittle,SandrineAbessera,AllisonLuWang,LindsayDawn,SophieKipner,AllisonCooperBurns,MartaSolaz,andIrelandWisdom.Byinterpretingthecruxofanage-oldmyth,thisexhibitionremindsusofthepowerinautonomyandself-preservationinasocietythatsubvertsfemaleauthority
