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Home truths : photography and motherhood / edited by Susan Bright ; with contributions by Susan Bright, Stephanie Chapman, Nick Johnstone, Simon Watney ; art works by Janine Antoni [and eleven others].

Contributor(s): Publisher: London : Art/Books, 2013Description: 175 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781908970107
  • 9781908970107
Subject(s):
Contents:
Motherlode : photography, motherhood and representation / Susan Bright -- Ana Casas Broda -- Janine Anotni -- Hanna Putz -- Madonnas and mothers / Simon Watney -- Elinor Carucci -- Fred Hüning -- Elina Brotherus -- Mothering fathers / Nick Johnstone -- Miyako Ishiuchi -- Leight Ledare -- Katie Murray -- It's no matter who's my mother : the absent-present mother in the history of the Foundling Hospital / Stephanie Chapman -- Annu Palakunnathu Matthew -- Ann Fessler -- Tierney Gearon.
Summary: This beautiful and striking book examines contemporary interpretations of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of picture-making: the image of the mother. Focusing on the work of 12 international photographic artists, the publication challenges the stereotypical or sentimental views of motherhood handed down by traditional depictions, and explores how photography can be used to address changing conditions of power, gender, domesticity, the maternal body, and female identity.Art works by Janine Antoni, Elina Brotherus, Elinor Carucci, Ana Casas Broda, Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Fred Hüning, Miyako Ishiuchi, Leigh Ledare, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Katie Murray, Hanna Putz
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Purple 778.92 BRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 08817

Published on the occasion of the exhibitions "Home Truths : Photography and Motherhood", held at the Photographers' Gallery, London, 11 October 2013 - 5 January 2014 and "Home Truths : Photography, Motherhood and Loss", held at the Foundling Museum, London, 11 October 2013 - 5 January 2014.

Includes bibliographical references.

Motherlode : photography, motherhood and representation / Susan Bright -- Ana Casas Broda -- Janine Anotni -- Hanna Putz -- Madonnas and mothers / Simon Watney -- Elinor Carucci -- Fred Hüning -- Elina Brotherus -- Mothering fathers / Nick Johnstone -- Miyako Ishiuchi -- Leight Ledare -- Katie Murray -- It's no matter who's my mother : the absent-present mother in the history of the Foundling Hospital / Stephanie Chapman -- Annu Palakunnathu Matthew -- Ann Fessler -- Tierney Gearon.

This beautiful and striking book examines contemporary interpretations of one of the most enduring subjects in the history of picture-making: the image of the mother. Focusing on the work of 12 international photographic artists, the publication challenges the stereotypical or sentimental views of motherhood handed down by traditional depictions, and explores how photography can be used to address changing conditions of power, gender, domesticity, the maternal body, and female identity.Art works by Janine Antoni, Elina Brotherus, Elinor Carucci, Ana Casas Broda, Ann Fessler, Tierney Gearon, Fred Hüning, Miyako Ishiuchi, Leigh Ledare, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Katie Murray, Hanna Putz