The Maternal Abject

Exhibition

December 2001 - Sydney College of the Arts - Rozelle, Sydney, NSW 2041

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Summary

Introduction
The Abject
The Maternal Abject
Abjection in the Artistic Process
Construction of the work

The maternal abject and the works of Mary Kelly
The maternal abject and the works of Cindy Sherman
The maternal abject and the works of Gregory Crewdson
The maternal abject and the works of Joel-Peter Witkin
Constructing the abject in the works of Hieronymus Bosch
Naming the abject in the works of Paul Quinn

The “personal is political” in the works of Fiona Hall
The “personal is political” in the works of Mona Hatoum
Are mothers to blame?
Psychoanalysis, the Maternal abject and the works of Frida Kahlo
Psychoanalysis, the Maternal abject and the works of Louise Bourgeois

Conclusion
Bibliography

©2001 Mireille Astore

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