Whether loving or distant, near or far, alive or dead, mothers are the source and existential beginning of human life. There is hardly another term or concept that evokes more manifold associations of, reactions to, and clichés about roles. The international exhibition MOTHER! shows how art has conveyed changing perceptions of motherhood from Old Masters and early avant-garde artists to the present day.
Travelling from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, this group exhibition includes work by Chantal Joffe and Alice Neel. On view until 6 February 2022.
Image:
Chantal Joffe
Self-Portrait Combing Esme's Hair, 2009
Oil on canvas
40.7 x 51 x 2.2 cm
16 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 7/8 in
16 1/8 x 20 1/8 x 7/8 in
© Chantal Joffe
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro
October 7 2021
