Description
This two day international conference brought together artists and theorists to discuss the work of artist/mothers in art history and within contemporary visual practice. Louise Wallace was an invited panellist and her presentation of research was titled ‘Troubling the Maternal’.Wallace discussed recent paintings which dealt with the experience of motherhood in Belfast during the 1970s and 1980s.
The research also explored the historical abrogation of reproduction rights in Northern Ireland. The keynote speakers were Mary Kelly, Bracha Ettinger and Faith Wilding.
The convenor was Griselda Pollock. The importance and impact of the conference was reported in The Guardian ‘culture professional network’ section in a piece titled ‘Motherhood is not a problem to be solved but a reality we must acknowledge’ (13th July 2015).
| Period | 1 Jun 2015 |
|---|---|
| Event title | Motherhood and Creative Practice |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | National |
Keywords
- maternal
- painting
- ambivalence
- motherhood
- children
Documents & Links
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Activities
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MAPPING UNKNOWN TERRAIN : MODERNISM, GENDER, SPACE IN THE PAINTINGS OF MARY SWANZY
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Research output
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Mary Swanzy: Modernism, Gender, Space in the paintings of Mary Swanzy
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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Smoke (2016): ACNI Permanent Collection (IRN.2489): oil on canvas, 110 x 85 cm 2016
Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact
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The Glutted Look of Clouds
Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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Penumbra: 8 painters from Northern Ireland/Ireland
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products
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The Breeding Machine: Panel 4: Troubling maternal ideal
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review