2023.03.08 － 2023.05.21
她的版本：女性藝術家群展
Printing out The Inner Spirit of Her: Leonora Carrington, Joan Mitchell, Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, Chiharu Shiota, Valerie Hammond Group Exhibition
二十世紀中葉以來，女性藝術重新被看見、被挖掘、被思索。在兩性漸趨平等的時代背景下，當代藝術中嶄露頭角的男女比例，似乎已經遠離了論述核心。然而，在性別框架逐漸模糊的現在，男與女之間的差異，除了生理上的不同之外，的確仍有其難以界定，卻又確實存在的本質之別。
不是對於威權的反抗，也不是站在男性的對立面，許多女性藝術家從作為「人」的本質出發，以其在感性上的天生優勢，挖掘內在世界的奇幻、幽暗、溫暖，甚至瘋狂，而後彰顯在細緻與美的外在形式。
2023 對於這個世界是重新出發的重要時刻，「新」是創造，也代表著用另一種視角看世界。曜畫廊今年首展，將以「她的版本」為題，帶來世界各地許多優秀女性藝術家的精彩作品，企圖為這個起點帶來些許不一樣的春風拂過。
其中包括墨西哥魔幻寫實風格的 Leonora Carrington、美國抽象表現主義的 Joan Mitchell、以巨型蜘蛛雕塑聞名的 Louise Bourgeois、高度精神性創作的日本藝術家 Yayoi Kusama 與 Chiharu Shiota、探索物質與非物質關係的 Valerie Hammond 等。
Since the mid-20th century, female art has been reconsidered, brought to light, and reflected upon again. Against the backdrop of gradually increasing gender equality, the prominence of male and female artists in contemporary art seems to have shifted away from the central discourse. Nevertheless, in an age where the gender framework is gradually blurring, the differences between men and women, apart from physiological variances, indeed persist with an indefinable yet undeniably existing essence.
It’s not about rebellion against authority, nor about standing in opposition to masculinity. Many female artists, starting from the essence of being “human,” leverage their inherent emotional advantages to delve into the fantastical, the obscure, the warm, and even the eccentric aspects of the inner world, which are then manifested in delicate and beautiful external forms.
The year 2023 marked a pivotal moment of fresh beginnings for this world, where “new” signifies creation and represents viewing the world from a different perspective. The inaugural exhibition at Gallery de sol this year, titled “Printing out The Inner Spirit of Her,” will showcase splendid works from many outstanding female artists worldwide, aiming to usher in a slightly different breeze at this starting point.
This includes Leonora Carrington from Mexico, known for her magical realism style; Joan Mitchell, a figure in American abstract expressionism; Louise Bourgeois, renowned for her giant spider sculptures; the highly spiritual creations of Japanese artists Yayoi Kusama and Chiharu Shiota; as well as Valerie Hammond, who explores the relationship between material and immaterial.
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