I am so excited to have three works selected for the upcoming exhibition, BODYTALK, at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark! 55 VIEWS ON BODY, SEX AND GENDER 5th April 2014 - 28th September 2014 "Throughout history, concepts of body and sex have had a significant impact. From ancient idealization of the harmonious, athletic body to the 1960s "liberated" body and gender perceptions to the more recent depreciation of the "natural" body in favour of the "modified" eternally young body. In the wake of the development of the concept of the body, and that many have come to realize that society not only shapes personality and behaviour, it also shapes the way in which the body appears, there have also been changes to the perception of gender. Today, traditional gender perceptions and stereotypes, including the concept of "the ideal family unit" are in transition and there is a lively debate about equal rights, women in top positions and men in more domestic roles. But what happens to our perception of body, sex and gender when the concepts are illustrated and reinterpreted by a group of international artists? Through an Open Call, 55 artists have been selected to show their views on the subject. Although the exhibition is a group show bound together by a common theme, there is a diversity of works and 55 very independent and strong statements." - Glasmuseet Ebeltoft http://www.glasmuseet.dk/en2010/exhibitions/forthcoming/bodytalk.html |
AuthorRebecca Arday Archives
June 2015
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