Toni Pepe: Mothercraft
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Every Wednesday–Saturday, through April 27
Blue Sky Gallery
Pearl District (Portland)
This is an in-person event
Free
Toni Pepe's Mothercraft thinks carefully about constructions of 20th-century motherhood through flea market photos and eBay images. The results create a surprising sociopolitical commentary on women's liberation over the decades, but the backs of the photos are just as interesting as the fronts—"they offer information ranging from the objective, such as age and location, to the more partial and idiosyncratic details tied to tradition and duty." (For more art that traverses the complex terrain of maternity, check out Francesca Capone: A Mother's Discourse at Nationale.)
by Lindsay Costello