Untold Stories

Contemporary representations of the female body are inevitably
affected by the various identities that interact in the construction of the
self. For this exhibition, six artists are invited to share their untold
stories, which are grounded in their diverse cultural perspectives.
Each of them creates universes that defy the traditional canons of
womanhood, often while being critical of traditional patriarchal roles in
society. Shifting identities and communal support among women are
expressed in the use of metaphors that are presented through
self-portraiture, still life, collage, painting, and sculpture, to make room
for more complex constructions of gender and possibilities of being.
The participating artists come from differing global perspectives, yet
they often coincide and embrace the importance of the revelatory act
in constructing their contemporary representations of the female body.
The six artists’ works move beyond taboos to talk about memory,
reality, illusion, resilience, desire, and power. They underscore that the
traditional canons of womanhood have limitations far short of depicting
the surplus of being in the present day.