FABRICATIONS is an exhibition, which uses articles of fashion and domesticity as a metaphor for women’s experiences. The work by 28 artists in this exhibition is meant to challenge the viewer to question the role of women and distinctions between objects of art, fashion and domesticity.
Fashion establishes standards of behavior and dress for women through advertising, television, and other popular media. Similarly, everyday household items are identified to belong in the traditional female sphere. In this exhibition four different artists explore these ideas by presenting works of art that ” redress” what is identified as feminine or belonging into the female sphere and confront identities that we expect women to uphold.
About the Juror: Janet Bloch is WMG’s Gallery Director and three-time recipient of the CAAP grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and a recipient of the Illinois Arts Council Visual Artists Fellowship and the Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Fellowship. She has exhibited nationwide and had her third solo exhibition at LyonsWier in October 2000.
Exhibiting Artists: Lauren Frances Adams, Sandra Ahten, Clare Britt, Sharon Davie-Barrett, Bea Drysdale, Carol Es, Frances Ferdinands, Andries Fourie, Michelle C. Fried, Kathy Halper, Jennifer Hecker, Rebekka Herrington, Allison Hill, Dawn Hunter, Stephanie Kluk, Karin Kuzniar, Deana Lawson, Anya Liftig, Alison Luoma, Ginnie Lupi, Cindy Matchett, Jesse Mathes, Jana C. Perez, Jannette Rho, Leslie Schug, Gail Smuda, Tessa Windt, Judith Winn
(Banner image: artwork by Jesse Mathes)
