Woman's Rights Mural By Zoe Buckman And Natalie Frank On Display, Through Spring

Artists Zoë Buckman and Natalie Frank have pulled together quotes from politicians about women and their bodies that will be reproduced on a massive mural on the Ford Foundation Live Gallery at New York Live Arts. On view February 8 through the spring season, the 31'9" x 10'4" large mural demonstrates the odious language politicians have used to describe women's bodies. The opening reception will be on Monday, February 13, 6-8pm. For information, contact 212 924 0077.

Entitled "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident," a phrase adopted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton for her Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, the mural refers to the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848. The statement is derived from the Declaration of Independence and asserts a claim for equal rights for women. "For this mural we have compiled quotations from politicians about women and our bodies whose truths we do not hold as self-evident," states Frank. "This fight and struggle is more threatened than ever. As artists, we hope to carve out a visual space for this expression."

WHAT: "We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident" art installation of massive mural
WHO: Zoë Buckman and Natalie Frank
WHEN: On view February 8 through Live Arts' spring season
Opening Reception, February 13, 6-8pm
WHERE: New York Live Arts
Ford Foundation Live Gallery
219 West 19th Street, NYC
Opening Reception free with reservation, based on availability

Zoë Buckman (b. 1985, Hackney, East London) is a multi-disciplinary artist working in sculpture, installation and photography, exploring themes of feminism, mortality and equality. Buckman's work has been shown in solo exhibitions including Every Curve at PAPILLION ART, Los Angeles and Present Life at Garis & Hahn Gallery, New York.

Natalie Frank (b. 1980 Austin, Texas) is a painter who creates portraits of women engaged in displays of power--through depictions of sexuality and violence, shapeshifting and the body. Frank's work has been shown in solo exhibitions including The Drawing Center, New York; the Blanton Museum of Art at UT, Austin; The Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington; Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago; ACME, LA; Arndt and Partner, Zurich. She illustrated the unsanitized Grimm's fairy tales for a book, "Tales of The Brothers Grimm. Drawings by Natalie Frank", Damiani, 2015 and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Princeton Press, May 2017.

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