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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Judah, Hettie. Auteur du texte
Titre(s) : Acts of creation [Texte imprimé] : on art and motherhood / Hettie Judah
Publication : London ; New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2024
Description matérielle : 272 pages : illustrations (principalement en couleur) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Comprend des références bibliographiques et un index« Exploring maternity through the work of artists from prehistory to the present day, Acts of Creation addresses the abiding mother-shaped hole in art history. Long taboo, lived experiences of motherhood - and all that accompanies it - are now the subject of urgent discussion. Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood delves into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 150 artworks, from ancient goddess artifacts to contemporary interpretations of pregnancy in the present. While the Madonna and Child archetype has dominated Western art, we rarely encounter art about real motherhood, in all its raw, unfiltered complexity. Renowned author and curator Hettie Judah examines how shifting ideals of motherhood have been constructed and promoted through visual culture. Moving into the 20th and 21st centuries, it also looks at how women artists - among them Barbara Hepworth, Jenny Saville, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Betye Saar, Suzanne Valadon, Louise Bourgeois, Carrie Mae Weems - have worked to subvert these ideals and reclaim the narrative. Women have long been told that they cannot be both an artist and a mother: here the artist mother is instead addressed as an important cultural paradigm. Acts of Creation explores lived experience of motherhood - and of not becoming a mother - offering a complex account that engages with ongoing concerns around gender, caregiving and reproductive rights. Published to coincide with the acclaimed Hayward Gallery touring exhibition of the same name, Acts of Creation is an engaging, thought-provoking and richly illustrated must-read on the evolving discourse on motherhood, offering a fresh perspective that challenges conventions and inspires change. »
Sujet(s) : Maternité -- Dans l'art Mères -- Dans l'art Femmes artistes
Indice(s) Dewey : 700.452 2 (23e éd.) = Arts - Thème des femmes
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780500027868. - ISBN 0500027862 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47536117c
Notice n° : FRBNF47536117 (notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: the monstrous child -- ; Mothers divine -- ; The mother in western art: a history of fragments -- ; The artist as mother -- ; Creation -- ; Maintenance -- ; Loss -- ; Mothering: the family reborn.