"Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art," January 11 to March 9, 2013, Art Gallery of Calgary

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"Over My Dead Body"

Mona Hatoum, "Over My Dead Body," 2006, heliogravure 20” x 30” Courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photo: Bill Orcutt.

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adriano maffei

"NO"

Maimuna Feroze-Nana, "NO," 2006, cloth, wool, cotton, plastic, glass, wire, metal, 68” x 96” x 96”.

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"Over My Dead Body"

Mona Hatoum, "Over My Dead Body," 2006, heliogravure 20” x 30” Courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York. Photo: Bill Orcutt.

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"Cut Piece"

Yoko Ono, "Cut Piece," video of live performances, with audio: March 21, 1965 performance at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 9:08 minutes; September 15, 2003 performance at Théâtre Le Ranelagh, Paris, 45:45 minutes.

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"Cut Piece"

Yoko Ono, "Cut Piece," video of live performances, with audio: March 21, 1965 performance at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, 9:08 minutes; September 15, 2003 performance at Théâtre Le Ranelagh, Paris, 45:45 minutes.

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"The Flight"

Cecilia Paredes, "The Flight," 2007/2008, series of ten mixed media dresses of textiles, feathers and coral, each approx. 19” x 19”.

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Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art

January 11 to March 9, 2013

Art Gallery of Calgary

An international exhibition that promotes awareness of the causes of violence against women is making its first Canadian stop this year in Calgary. “The Art Gallery of Calgary decided to host the exhibition because of the strong calibre of participating artists, including Yoko Ono, Marina Abramovic and Louise Bourgeois,” says curator Kayleigh Hall. She notes the multimedia aspect of the exhibition allows visitors a variety of entrance points to engage with both the work and the topic of violence against women through an international lens. The exhibition has visited various countries, including Norway, Mexico and the United States, and has been seen by an estimated 300,000 viewers since 2009. It is organized by Art Works for Change, an American non-profit organization established in 2008 to address social and environmental issues. More than 30 artists are participating, including Mona Hatoum, a Palestinian artist who lives in London; Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons; and Wangechi Mutu, who was born in Kenya.