MOTHER
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MOTHER
Co-Curators: Laurel Nakadate, Don Russell, and Lily Siegel
April 1, 2022 - May 28, 2022
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm
3601 Fairfax Drive, Arlington VA
About the Exhibition
MOTHER explores contemporary ideas of motherhood from a diversity of perspectives through the medium of photography. MOTHER runs concurrently with the exhibition LAUREL NAKADATE: MOTHER LINE at Tephra ICA in Reston, VA, which features two bodies of Nakadate’s work, Relations and The Kingdom. MOTHER includes a selection of relevant artists’ books and publications from Mason’s Special Collection Research Center, Fenwick Library, and Provisions Library.
MOTHER is the third iteration of this exhibition co-organized by Nakadate, previous versions of which were shown at Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York, in 2018 and at the University of New Mexico Art Museum in 2020.
MOTHER reviewed in the Washington Post, May 20, 2022: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/05/20/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/
Installation Views
Exhibition Artists
Event Recordings
Artist/Mother in Conversation
Saturday, May 28, 1-3pm, in-person and online via Zoom
Mason Exhibitions Arlington hosted a discussion with Mother & Milked artists and mothers, moderated by Lee Nowell-Wilson, on finding sanctity within mundanity when looking through the lens of motherhood.
MILKED is a new publication that analyzes the maternal figure’s undertones. It contains an internationally curated body of work that is conceptually driven and visually focused.
Milkedmagazine.com
Artist/Mother in Conversation - virtual panel (May 28, 2022)
Sound Bath + Doula Dialogue
Sunday, May 15, 11AM - 2PM
Sound Bath by Artis Moon Amarché (@theboundlesslife)
Motherhood has been experienced in so many ways. It takes a village to raise a child; being a mother is not a requirement to attend.
Bring your own yoga mat, towel, and good vibes.
Village Discussion, moderated by Doula Erin Clark (@DoulaEAC)
A moderated discussion with mothers and professionals responding to photographs from Jon Henry, Tommy Kha, and Catherine Opie.
Exhibition Bookshelf
Selected titles from Mason Libraries are on display in Mason Exhibitions Arlington. Scroll through the titles below and click on any cover to see options to borrow the book.