Friday, Mar. 3, 2017 – Sunday, May. 7, 2017
05:30 PM – 08:00 PM
US/Central
On view: March 3, 2017- May 7, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, March 3, 5:30pm-8pm
Artists Remarks begin at 6pm
"Women's bodies alter spaces; women's bodies carry narratives that force us to come to grips with how we function within a patriarchal society."
-Sybil R. Williams, Professor of Performing Arts, American University
Photography can act as an agent of change, simultaneously reflecting society’s traditional roles and circumventing expectations. In the nineteenth century, male photographers featured the female in the landscape as an object or an allegory of sexuality or Mother Nature—something to be gazed upon—rather than an active force. Ellie Davies, Susi Brister, Christa Blackwood, Jennifer Crane, Naima Green, and Laura Plageman use traditional techniques, which reference this history, as a foundation for their work as they insert their new perspectives into the genre. Through self-representation, whether symbolic or through self-portraits, the artists in this exhibition firmly plant themselves in this new, yet familiar cultural landscape.
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Christa Blackwood
Susi Brister
Jennifer Crane
Ellie Davies
Naima Green
Laura Plageman
About the Exhibition
This exhibition is sponsored by Eleanor & Frank Freed Foundation, Anne Levy Foundation, and Madeline Yale & Craig Preston
HOURS & ADMISSION
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Wednesday & Thursday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Closed major holidays, including Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. - Free Hours: Always free!
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