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Madeline Miller, Circe
CIRCE: A GODDESS FOR OUR TIME is inspired by the legendary Greek Goddess Circe, a powerful and complex figure considered both a sorceress and, also, as the first suffragette. From her story, we learn that it is possible to rewrite the centuries of mythology that have promoted and defended gender hierarchies. In a similar fashion, the artists in this exhibition challenge this same mythology with a celebration of female power. This exhibition joins Circe, Miller, and the artists to a long line of feminist activists who have deployed the magic of words and imagery to communicate and inspire. Like Circe, they are also sorcerers whose art casts a spell on us: healers of our confused bodies and minds; guides on our journey toward the light.
NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
