Bonnes mères
For over four thousand years, motherhood has been central to tales, rites and images that shape the course of societies. Drawing from Mediterranean cultural sources, the exhibition Good Mothers explores motherhood as an intimate experience, social construct, political matter and artistic theme.
From the ancient mother goddess to Marseille’s “Good Mother”, from patriotic heroines to contemporary artists, it reflects on the many ways motherhood is represented, often laden with expectations, and reveals the richness and variety of maternal experience. In three thematic movements, the exhibition first unfolds the imaginary realm of traditional maternal figures, then brings to light the multiple and sometimes invisible realities of motherhood, before evoking the bonds and transmissions that shape the mother-child relationship.
For over four thousand years, motherhood has been central to tales, rites and images that shape the course of societies. Drawing from Mediterranean cultural sources, the exhibition Good Mothers explores motherhood as an intimate experience, social construct, political matter and artistic theme.
From the ancient mother goddess to Marseille’s “Good Mother”, from patriotic heroines to contemporary artists, it reflects on the many ways motherhood is represented, often laden with expectations, and reveals the richness and variety of maternal experience. In three thematic movements, the exhibition first unfolds the imaginary realm of traditional maternal figures, then brings to light the multiple and sometimes invisible realities of motherhood, before evoking the bonds and transmissions that shape the mother-child relationship.