Description
(s)mother 2.0
care in (a time of) crisis
a cont’d exploration of
an expanded definition of
a demystification of
mother/ing/hood
curated by Anna Adler
May 8 – 29, 2021
opening: Saturday, May 8, 5-6pm, via Zoom
mid-run Conversation: Sunday, May 16, 1pm, via Zoom
closing: Saturday, May 29, 2pm: Curated Nature Walk, at Bethany
exhibition hours:
M-F 10am-4pm, select weekends (below), and by appt
Sat, May 8, 10am-3pm
Sun, May 9, 12- 4pm
Sun, May 16, 12-4pm
Sat, May 22,10am-3pm
Wed, May 26,10am-3pm, 5-8pm (extended evening hours)
Sat, May 29, 10am-3pm
About the Exhibit
(s)mother 2.0 is a curated exploration of mothering in a time of crisis, taking the form of painting, drawing, photography, performance, video, and text; accompanied by a series of programs and dialogues, committed to expanding, deromanticizing, and demystifying the idea of what it means to mother (v).
this is a physical, month long, exhibition, as well as an online gallery, accompanied by both virtual and in person gallery hours and events (Covid depending).
participants: Jasmin Eli Washington, Pearlyn Tan, Erin Sweeny + SHELTER, Rakel Stammer, Kari Smith, Jackie Skrzynski, Ahna Serendren, Gazelle Samizay, Zuri Sabir, Asya Reznikov, Kristen Rego, Jessica Pinsky, Labkhand Olfatmanesh, Celeste Neuhaus,
Katya Meykson, Kacie Lyn Martinez, Jason Maas, Ashley Lyon, Gianna Leo Falcon, Rita Leduc, Maria Kondratiev, Natasha Keller, Tara Johnson, Michelle Anne Harris, Edith Ford, Debora Faccion Grodzki, Jonathan Diggs, Lauren Cherry, Elizabeth Castaldo, Whitney Browne, Jessica Bottalico, Ida Frisch + Jannik Abel, Jaime Posa Cornell + Leticia Perelstein, Renee + Joseph Wilson, MOM collective: Anna Adler, Erin Brody, Corinne Cappelletti, Caryn Akin Davis, Jodie Fahey,
Sheree Hughes, Sahar Muradi, Rebecca Pollack, Alison Taffel Rabinowitz, Monica Rose
in the (s)mother studio/reading room:
work from the MOM collective
texts: Maternal Journal, a publication of Artist Mother Studio: https://www.artistmotherstudio.com/
Reconciling Art and Mothering, edited By Rachel Epp Buller
All About Love, bell hooks
Post Partum Document, Mary Kelly
Revolutionary Mothering:
Love on the Front Lines, by Alexis Pauline Gumbs – editor, China Martens – editor, Mai’a Williams – editor
+ more
stay tuned for program links and details.
email: adler dot anna at gmail dot com for info
image ‘Warm Milk’, Jackie Skrzynski, acrylic on canvas, 2005
With Thanks and Acknowledgement
(s)mother 2.0 is sponsored by Theater O