12-18 November 2010
Shoreditch Town Hall Basement, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
A portrait project featuring new work by 200 artists including Tracey Emin, Maggi Hambling, Swoon, Humphrey Ocean and Portsmouth based artist Mike Bartlett in response to the widespread murders of women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
This ambitious project was conceived by artist Tamsyn Challenger in response to the brutal murder and rape of more than 400 women over a decade in the US border town of Ciudad Juárez and the region of Chihuahua in Mexico. Some 200 exceptional artists have each painted one of the murdered women, confronting us with and safeguarding in our memory the dead and disappeared. The exhibition raises important questions about the capacity of art to represent tragedy and commemorate the dead, as well as the potential for art to affect an audience and the collective nature of grief. The exhibition is curated by Ellen Mara De Wachter, a curator and writer based in London.
The exhibitions website: 400women.tumblr.com
Shoreditch Town Hall: shoreditchtownhall.org.uk
Mike Bartlett's website: michaelbartlett.org.uk
This ambitious project was conceived by artist Tamsyn Challenger in response to the brutal murder and rape of more than 400 women over a decade in the US border town of Ciudad Juárez and the region of Chihuahua in Mexico. Some 200 exceptional artists have each painted one of the murdered women, confronting us with and safeguarding in our memory the dead and disappeared. The exhibition raises important questions about the capacity of art to represent tragedy and commemorate the dead, as well as the potential for art to affect an audience and the collective nature of grief. The exhibition is curated by Ellen Mara De Wachter, a curator and writer based in London.
The exhibitions website: 400women.tumblr.com
Shoreditch Town Hall: shoreditchtownhall.org.uk
Mike Bartlett's website: michaelbartlett.org.uk
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