UNBREAKABLE: WOMEN IN GLASS

An exhibition that reflects the wealth of contemporary female artists creating works of art in glass. Featuring works from over sixty visionaries from Europe, the United States, Latin America, Iran, and South Korea, UNBREAKABLE: WOMEN IN GLASS explores the endless creative possibilities of glass and the infinite variety of work produced by female artists who continue to be sidelined in the art world.

Susan Fisher Sterling, Director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. observes in the exhibition catalog how "we should treasure spaces in which female artists are able to take center stage. At The National Museum of Women in the Arts we strive to create space, both symbolically and physically, for female artists. In 2020 many people in the art world would like to believe that we have achieved parity, but the truth is we still have a long way to go. This is why spaces celebrating female artists remain so essential, and an exhibition such as UNBREAKABLE: WOMEN IN GLASS is still important even today."

Advanced casting technology also enabled new works to be produced remotely resulting in a new collaboration with the iconic American artists Judy Chicago and Karen LaMonte.

Works to note are Shirazeh Houshiary’s architectural Flicker, the impressive chandeliers of Joana Vasconcelos, the glass window of Cornelia Parker, and Fiona Banner’s scaffolding.

The exhibition will include new works by Renate Bertlmann, Marya Kazoun, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Enrica Borghi, Rosemarie Benedikt, Maria Grazia Rosin, Laure Prouvost, Lucy Orta, and Maria Thereza Alves.

PUBLIC OPENING
5 September 2020 - 07 January 2021
Open daily (excluding Wednesdays) from 10am - 1pm and 3 - 5pm

Fondazione Berengo Art Space
Campiello Della Pescheria,
Fondamenta dei Vetrai,
30100, Murano