Xx Chromosome delves past the sociopolitical connotation of “feminism” to expose what it means to be female in our modern culture. The exhibition offers an interdisciplinary approach to the many incarnations of womanhood: anatomy, biology, psyche, world view and more. The work harnesses the female body’s dichotomy of strength and fragility as well as its immense capability to endure, to heal, to share and to give life. Artists explore how this sheath, this particular kind of body, defines a female’s world experience, shaping her inspirations, her empathies, and her insights, which become profound repercussions of nature’s simple XX chromosome combination.
The organizational purpose of Xx Chromosome is to create a community of female artists in which talent is nurtured both to and from established and emerging artists. Pushing past vulnerabilities and insecurities, the goal of this collaboration is to utilize community support so that talent does not go unseen simply because advocacy was absent. Emerging artists gain confidence from experienced artists; experienced artists discover themselves anew through the eyes of emerging artists. As a result of assembling a range of experience and an array of execution comes the gestalt of brilliantly uncommon beauty from those who share this very common set of chromosomes.