Reconciling art and mothering / edited by Rachel Epp Buller.

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[2012]
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The twenty-five essays in this book are grouped into two sections, the first written by art historians and the second by artists. Art historians reflect on the work of artists addressing motherhood from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Contributions point to the influence of past generations of artist-mothers, to the inspiration found in the work of maternally-minded literary and cultural theorists, and to attempts to broaden definitions of maternity. Working against a hegemonic construction of motherhood, the contributors discuss complex and diverse feminist mothering experiences, from maternal ambivalence to queer mothering to quests for self-fulfillment. The essays address mothering experiences around the globe, with contributors hailing from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Publication/Creation

Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2012]

Physical description

xx, 293 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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Contents

Modern motherhood and female sociability in the art of Marguerite Gérard / Heather Belnap Jensen -- Of milk and homeland : breastfeeding, immigrant mothers, and eugenics in the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries / Deborah J. Wilk -- Chana Orloff : sculpting as a modern Jewish mother / Paula J. Birnbaum -- Departures and returns : figuring the mother's body in the art of Betye and Alison Saar / Jessica Dallow -- Making the black maternal visible : Renée Cox's family portraits / Andrea Liss -- Lesbian, pervert, mother : Catherine Opie's photographic transgressions / Erin Barnett -- Participatory practices between mother and daughter : the art of Amanda Heng and Shia Yih Ying / Cecily Cheo -- "I've got it from my mother" : exploring the figure of the mother in contemporary Polish art / Elżbieta Korolczuk -- Jess Dobkin : mom, dyke, frog / Charles Reeve -- An introduction to the artists' section : maternal themes in contemporary art / Rachel Epp Buller -- Postpartum blues : the figure/ ground / Maríangeles Soto-Díaz -- Art about motherhood : the last taboo? : Reflections of an American artist in Paris / Diana Quinby -- Maternal timelines / Sandra Matthews -- Mothering twentysomethings / Gail Rebhan -- The act with no image : creating a feminist aesthetic of childbirth / Jessica D. Clements -- Finding the balance : a dialogue between three artists / Jackie Skrzynski -- Spoilt milk : ambivalence and the language of casein / Denise Ferris -- Expressing the end : a visual breastfeeding chronicle / Rachel Epp Buller -- Reproduction : an apologia of the female nude / Maru Ituarte -- In search of mother / Erika Swinson -- Resume / Joan Linder -- Masks and motherhood : field notes from the kitchen table, a living inquiry / Nané Ariadne Jordan -- Exquisite tension : the annotated artist mother / Elizabeth MacKenzie -- Childhoods / Natasha Christopher -- Reflections on art, motherhood, and maternal ambivalence / Myrel Chernick.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-287) and index.

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  • 9781138274440
  • 1138274445