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Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art
Reflections on the exhibition
Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art brings together photographers and artists exploring motherhood as a creative and political force. The exhibition was first presented at the Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, July 21–26, 2025, before traveling to Gallery Maronie in Kyoto as a Pick Up exhibition of Kyotographie KG+, April 14–May 10, 2026, and to Le Deco Gallery in Tokyo, May 18–24, 2026.
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What Lives in the Wind
The moment I stood before Forever Free with Wind in My Hair by Zoë Marieh Urness (far left in the image above) at the Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art exhibition at Le Deco Gallery in Tokyo, I found myself almost frozen in place, wondering if this was what weightlessness might feel like. I…
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Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art
“LIFE IS ART IS MOTHERHOOD IS ART.” The title alone immediately drew me in. To me, it seemed to suggest that life itself is art, motherhood is art, everyday life is art, and mothering — the expression of the maternal spirit — is an act of creation. Without realizing it, “motherhood” has become one of the…