Woman: Self Portrait
VDAY Benefit Exhibition Artist Talk & Lecture - Thursday, June 15 at 6:30
Special event evening June 15th at 6:30 in which there will be an artist talk by Erika Harrsch, followed by Danielle Knafo, a psychoanalyst who will give a lecture: "Revelations and Rage - Violence against women in the work of Women Artists".
This lecture is an overview of women's art that has dealt with the subject of violence against women.
Woman: Self Portrait
Artist talk & Lecture
June 15th, 6:30- 8:30pm
"Woman: Self Portrait" is a group exhibition composed of seventeen local and international women artists; offering a multi-cultural view of the contemporary female experience.
Kashya Hildebrand Gallery is honored to be part of V- Day's Until The Violence Stops: NYC. A two-week festival bringing the issue of violence against women center stage, from June 12-27.
Along with many other organizations throughout New York City, we will be hosting "Woman: Self Portrait" - a benefit exhibition to raise awareness and funds for V- Day. In addition, as part of the festival we are hosting an artist talk by Erika Harrsch who will discuss her latest project – Imagos. Then, Dr. Danielle Knafo, a psychoanalyst will give a lecture entitled: "Revelations and Rage - Violence against women in the work of female artists."
"Imagos" is a series of imaginary hybrids constructed of enlarged photographs of various species of real butterflies, in whose abdomens are placed images of female genitals (which are of the same geographic origin as the represented butterflies). The artist juxtaposes women and butterflies as being objects of desire, raising questions regarding the representation of the female body, sexuality and identity. Ms. Harrsch believes that a woman's search for her own desire as well as being desired is essential to the construction of her identity and the development of personality and psyche. In ancient Greek, "Psyche" meant butterfly as well as soul and mind - this body of work, no doubt, captures all three.
In many cases, the photographed women have suffered from sexual abuse, violence and humiliation - resulting in experiencing their vagina as a constant source of physical and mental pain. Consequently, the women's genitals created their own wounded identity. In this project, the artist has successfully reconstructed their identity and provided these women a new "self-portrait" - one that is a source of healing, pride and a positive, beautiful perception of themselves.
"Revelations and Rage - Violence against women in the work of female artists" by Dr. Danielle Knafo is an overview of women's art that has dealt with the subject of violence against women. This art is divided into three categories: external violence (e.g murder, rape), home (e.g domestic violence, incest, and marriage as a violent institution), and violence against the self (e.g masochism, eating disorders etc). Each category is discussed from a psychological and artistic perspective. Multiple examples illustrate the ways women artists have employed their art to express their feelings, to educate the public, and to heal and empower themselves in an attempt to cope with and overcome traumatic experiences related to violence committed against them.
V- Day Presents Summer Festival UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: NYC
From June 12-27, V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women and girls, will present UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: NYC, a festival of theater, spoken word, performance and community events created to bring the issue of violence against women and girls front and center in the culture and the community. The festival will include four marquee events featuring performances by celebrated actors such as Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek, Kerry Washington, Rosario Dawson, Suheir Hammad, Rosie O'Donnell, Phylicia Rashad, Isabella Rossellini, and more as well as authors contributing original works written exclusively for the festival including Edward Albee, Tariq Ali, Anna Deavere Smith, Ariel Dorfman, Nicholas Kristof, Alice Walker, Nobel prize winner Jody Williams, Howard Zinn, and more. In addition community events will take place throughout the five boroughs. UNTIL THE VIOLENCE STOPS: NYC will issue a call to action to all New Yorkers, and to the world: Demand an end to violence against women and girls and become an active participant in ending it. Start-up support for the festival provided by the Rockefeller Foundation. Lead corporate support provided by Verizon. Visit http://www.vday.org for tickets and event information
Kashya Hildebrand Gallery
531 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001
Website: http://www.kashyahildebrand.org
Email: infony@kashyahildebrand.org
Phone: 212 366 5757
