UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
We believe everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that makes space for us all.
MessageAilene Pasco believes that tired mothers deserve a break. Realizing that she always saw the Venus of Willendorf depicted in a standing position, she decided to give the famous Paleolithic figurine a bed where she could break away from the expectations placed on her by lying down. The bed is decorated with the imagined faces of other women from the past, present, and future who never had, or will have, the same opportunity to rest.
- Created: 2024