Weaving cross-cultural references throughout the eclectic curation are a diverse selection of artists examining wide-ranging topics. Reinterpreting history is Maya Lin, whose winning design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC, in 1982 considers the topographical perspectives of the black granite wall engraved with over 58,000 names.
The artists are also drawn to challenging conventions, illustrated by Rona Pondick in a mash of classical references and ancient mythology that becomes infused with modern technical methods. 3D scanning distorts the proportions of the body parts of the hybrid creature, its human features almost monstrous in a pointed perception of the human form. For Mickalene Thomas, photography is a medium through which to explore notions of and challenge conventions of the Black female body.
When viewed together, common threads running throughout the works become visible – such as the leaning towards autobiography – but so also do the differences, with the artists responding to the same historical events in contrasting ways. It is a reflection of the women themselves, united only in their desire to create.
‘Women really came to Yale to study art out of a deep passion, and to be taken seriously for their work at a time when that was not necessarily the case,’ adds Hodermarsky. ‘Positive and not, about their Yale experiences and their careers afterwards, it was very difficult to find representation, and we are tracing that and allowing the women to tell their stories. We wanted the artists to take the lead on what stories they wanted to tell.’ §, 2010.
, 1980. Pastel on paper. Yale University Art Gallery, promised gift of Maya Lin, b.a. 1981, m.arch. 1986, in honour of Jock Reynolds, the Henry J. Heinz II Director, 1998–2018, and Vincent J. Scully, Jr., b.a. 1940, m.a. 1947, ph.d. 1949, Maui, Hawaii, 2005. Chromogenic print. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Susan and Arthur Fleischer, Jr., b.a. 1953, ll.b. 1958 © Victoria Sambunaris.
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