Ginny Sykes: 100 Women: Collaborations Beyond the Veil

Chicago artist Ginny Sykes created 100 Women: Collaborations Beyond the Veil to immortalize women of different ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Together, the banners form an alternative narrative to the historically patriarchal tradition of monuments within public arenas. Portrayed as both subject and object, as public art, the women stand in contrast to a long tradition of sculptural works designed to regulate women’s bodies in misogynist political and religious traditions. Instead of idealized marble busts that recall the misogyny of Classicism, these translucent tapestries move in the wind, and invite light to pass through the porous portraits of the statuesque women. For more information, go to: www.epiphanychi.com

Photo credit: Patrick Linehan