January 26, 2021 by admin

Goddesses You Need to Meet •

Female deities were often represented in the polytheistic world of the ancient Near East, and many later evolved as part of biblical monotheism. Problem is, after the Babylonian exile they were increasingly suppressed and the one God in the Hebrew Bible and the rabbinical interpretations acquires a “female side” as opposed to a divine female partner. An exhibition
created at the Jewish Museum Hohenems in Austria, expanded now at the Frankfurt Jewish Museum, combines art depicting female elements in God concepts with their cultural-historical traces in the three monotheistic religions. Evidence comes from ancient archaeological figurines, medieval Hebrew Bible illustrations, Renaissance paintings of the Madonna and interpretations by renowned contemporary artists, including Helene Aylon. “You Gotta Believe: The Goddesses vs. Moses,” an animated video by Nina Paley, humorously explores the theme of ancient female deities.

juedischesmuseum.de/en/visit/detail/female-side-of-god

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July 27, 2020 by admin

The Female Gaze •

In “museum at home” offerings from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, you can watch the late and widely mourned feminist artist Helène Aylon, who died of Covid-19 in April, on birthing and midwifing her paintings; Judy Chicago on being a female artist in a man’s world and on preparing for her “Dinner Party”; Eva Hesse talking about a feminist point of view; and Frida Kahlo talking about herself as a feminist and Chicana icon. sfmoma.org/watch

Helène Aylon, “Breaking With Greater
Resistance,” 1978; San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art, gift of Sally Gottesman.

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