Dana Popa, Untitled from the series Not Natasha, 2006-2009. C-type masterprint, 27 x 24 © 2015, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York
Expositions du 09/12/2015 au 24/1/2016 Terminé
Elizabeth Houston gallery 34 east 1st street 10003 New-York États-Unis
Elizabeth Houston gallery 34 east 1st street 10003 New-York États-Unis
Marc Bushelle, Hossein Fatemi, Samantha Geballe, Amy Jorgensen, Patricia Lay-Dorsey, Gina LeVay, Ruth McDowall, Mariette Pathy Allen, Dana Popa, Ash Thayer
Elizabeth Houston Gallery is proud to present Heroine, a group photography exhibition that calls into question both societal perceptions and artistic depictions of women. In contrast to the overtly sexualized and fetishized super-heroines we are familiar with in comic books, cartoons, and cinema, the women of this exhibition are unexpected heroines whose feats include overcoming sexism, human trafficking, abuse, racism, and gender inequalities. Simultaneously powerful and vulnerable, these portraits celebrate the struggles and triumphs of women everywhere.
Featuring the work of ten artists, Marc Bushelle, Hossein Fatemi, Samantha Gelable, Amy Jorgensen, Patricia Lay-Dorsey, Gina LeVay, Ruth McDowall, Mariette Pathy Allen, Dana Popa, and Ash Thayer, Heroine explores the human condition and the different facets of womanhood through narrative context.
Hossein Fatemi, Untitled from the series Veiled Truths, 2013. Archival pigment print, 35 x 35
© 2015, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York
Marc Bushelle’s portraiture of his daughter dressed as Yuri Kochiyama, a lifelong human rights advocate, instills a sense of hope and continued social justice from a new generation. Also investigating identity and its span of influence across generations, Amy Jorgensen’s cynaotype prints on handkerchiefs are Scotland Yard surveillance images of suffragettes. Echoing the sentiments of the suffragettes the handkerchiefs symbolize a matrimonial tradition passed from generation to generation.
Amy Jorgensen, Kitty Marion, 2014. Cyanotype print on cotton handkerchief, 12 x 12 inches
© 2015, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York
Gina LeVay’s female matador in the machismo sport of bull fighting challenges the intricacies of femininity and masculinity in society. Delving into gender identities and sexual minorities, Mariette Pathy Allen captures the daily lives of transgender women living in socially conservative Havana.
Documenting the counter-culture of squatters in New York City, Ash Thayer’s portrait of a young girl shows a younger heroine, focused on living within a community rather than within social norms.
Ruth McDowall, Hannatu Thomas (Hannah), 15 years old (part 2)
© 2015, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York
Samantha Geballe. Morning of, 2014. Archival pigment print, 24 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches © 2015, Elizabeth Houston Gallery, New York
Samantha Geballe’s black and white self-portrait chronicles a journey of self-acceptance. Drawing awareness of time and change, Geballe’s photograph captures the struggles of trying to live in a new body. Also grappling with physical limitations and being viewed as “other”, Patricia Lay-Dorsey‘s self portrait captures not only her accomplishments over challenges of her body, but a positive transformation in attitude towards herself as the subject.
Heroine’s narratives unify these female heroes in a way that transcends their physical appearances, race, religion, and nationalities. On view thru January 24.