Monica Sjöö, God Giving Birth, 1968 Museum Anna Nordlander © The Estate of Monica Sjöö. Photo: Krister Hägglund / Skellefteå museum
Monica Sjöö
The great cosmic mother
13.5 – 15.10 2023
Stockholm
Opens in 48 days
Born in Sweden, Monica Sjöö (1938-2005) lived most of her adult life in Bristol. As an outspoken pioneer of feminist art and female spirituality, Sjöö began producing raw bold images that sought to express her growing resentment for social injustices.
Later works speaks to ancient knowledge and belief systems, drawing imagery from pagan sites and female symbols of the past, reflecting her life-long research into ancient matriarchal cultures.
Tracing the artist’s deep commitment to gender and environmental justice, this retrospective exhibition will introduce and consider Monica Sjöö’s artistic and activist practice – a practice that also chimes with many challenges today.
Foto: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet
The exhibition is organized in close collaboration with Modern Art Oxford, where it will be on view 18 November 2023–25 February 2024.
Curators: Jo Widoff, Moderna Museet and Amy Budd, Modern Art Oxford
