Tutte le sfumature della maternità raccontate dalle artiste

10 Maggio 2020

In occasione del Mother’s Day 2020, il National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) di Washington ha curato un progetto digitale che, attraverso i linguaggi dell’arte, esplorare il concetto di maternità oltre le consuete traiettorie. Con un focus su cinque artiste – Mary Cassatt, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Suzanne Valadon, Elizabeth Catlett, Louise Bourgeois –, diverse per generazione di appartenenza, stile e visione, l'iniziativa prova a scardinare preconcetti, superare dicotomie e raccontare esperienze che possono essere di ispirazione anche per le donne di oggi. “Mentre ci fermiamo a riflettere e ad apprezzare le madri nelle nostre vite o nei nostri ricordi, trovo che le rappresentazioni artistiche a loro dedicate siano un accompagnamento perfetto. Sia che si celebrino madri, nonne, zie, prozie, madrine, mentori o amiche, invitiamo tutti a unirsi a noi online”, ha affermato Susan Fisher Sterling, direttrice del NMWA.

Lola Álvarez Bravo, De Generación en Generación, ca. 1950; gelatin silver print, 18 3/4 x 14 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of the artist; © 1995 Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona Foundation
Joan Cassis, Joan Cassis and Samantha, 1972; gelatin silver print, 7 /8 x 5 1/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Victoria Cassis in memory of her daughter, Joan Cassis; © Joan Cassis
Angela Strassheim, Untitled (Yellow Tub), 2003; chromogenic color print, 29 1/2 x 37 x 1 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Angela Strassheim; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Daniela Rossell, Inge and Her Mother Ema in the Living Room (Ricas y Famosas), 2000; chromogenic color print, 50 x 60 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Daniela Rossell, Courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali, New York; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Mary Cassatt, Mother’s Kiss, 1890-1891; drypoint and aquatint on paper, 13 3/4 x 9 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of John and Linda Comstock in loving memory of Abigail Pearson Van Vleck; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Mary Cassatt, The Bath, 1891; oft-ground etching with aquatint and drypoint on paper, 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Marie Danforth Page, Her Littlest One, 1914; oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 29 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Justine Kurland, Self-Portrait with Casper, Texas Canyon, 2006; chromogenic color print, 19 x 22 in.; NMWA, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Justine Kurland, Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Justine Kurland, Waterfall, Mama Babies, 2006; chromogenic color print, 30 x 40 in.; NMWA, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection; © Justine Kurland, Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
Suzanne Valadon, The Abandoned Doll, 1921; oil on canvas, 51 x 32 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Photo by Lee Stalsworth