85. Simone Leigh, Satellite
I can’t help but chuckle at the uproar if the flattened older breasts of Satellite had appeared in front of the MFAH once upon a time, in my own youth. She is the sheltering mother out in the world, protecting us from all its troubles, and she carries the weight of our species’ ongoing project of continuation. We can stand beneath her firmly planted four legs and take shade and refuge under the mother, under the place from whence we all come. And her distinctive breasts? They’re an upside-down, heart-shaped badge of all the humanity she has nursed into being.
Read more about two Simone Leigh works in Texas here.
Bonus: A possible inspiration for Simone Leigh from the Menil Collection? Great artists steal!
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This post is part of MFAH 100, a series featuring works from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in honor of its 100th birthday. 100 words on 100 works in 100 days.
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Satellite, indeed....thank you...I'm chuckling, too....