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Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art
Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art
Twenty-nine contemporary artists from 25 countries address violence against women and their basic human right to safe and secure lives around the world. Featuring work by renowned artists such as Marina Abramovic, Laylah Ali and Yoko Ono, among others, the exhibition includes art that builds awareness, inspiration, and positive social change and action. Organized by Art Works for Change, the exhibition is curated by Randy Jayne Rosenberg and and will also be seen in Norway, Mexico, France, and South Africa, among other stops on its worldwide tour. The free program series for the exhibition considers the global issue of violence against women through a series of innovative local programs organized by the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women & Gender in the Arts & Media; Rape Victim Advocates; and The Voices and Faces Project.
Participating artists include Agency: Volontaire; Marina Abramovic; Jane Alexander; Laylah Ali; Louise Bourgeois; Lise Bjorne Linnert; Maria Campos-Pons; Patricia Evans; Luciana Fina; Maimuna Feroze-Nana; Global Crescendo Project; Mona Hatoum; Icelandic Love Corp; Yoko Inoue; Kim Myung Jin; Jung Jungyeob; Amal Kenawy; Hung Liu; Almagul Menlibayeva; Gabriela Morawetz; Wangechi Mutu; Miri Nishri; Yoko Ono; Lucy Orta; Cecilia Paredes; Susan Plum; Cima Rahmankhah; Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Joyce J. Scott; Masami Teraoka; Hank Willis Thomas; Miwa Yanagi.
January 22 – April 13, 2011
Opening Reception: January 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m. with performance by exhibition artist Susan Plum
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago
