Motherhood Myths

Motherhood MythsTate Modern curator of international art Ann Coxon presents a captivating visual exploration of Motherhood, as seen through the eyes of artists over the last 150 years. Depictions of motherhood are ever present in Western art, yet are rarely questioned or challenged. Perhaps we may shy away from a subject that could be seen as sentimental or overly associated with idealistic constructs of femininity, nurture, and care. Whether we are mothers ourselves

“The ubiquity of torrid love affairs in the lives of artists has often been used to entice readers

to prickly pears and the bells of forsythias

But with sure hands to guide the girl step-by-step—and her mother’s memory hanging sweet in the air—she has the recipe for making Mama proud

With the first of Skittledog’s Flow puzzles

Mikhail Bulgakov unleashes a brilliant early vision of the absurd that would later culminate in The Master and Margarita

and Amanda

a wildly entertaining drama of ambition and consequence

and were celebrated for their lively floral prints and full-skirted summer dresses

Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power

and Roasted Grapes

Gift: Watch her face light up as she reads a book written entirely by you

and Warhol