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Mythologies and Me, 1976. Oil and collage on canvas
Joan Semmel: In the Flesh
Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan
Through May 31
Joan Semmel, who turned 93 last October, paired 16 of her hypnotic paintings with dozens of artworks in the Jewish Museum’s collection. The result is a fleshy, liberating exhibition that gives us a glimpse into the constellation of artists whose work dialogues with her own, as well as the themes of bodily autonomy and feminist self-determination that guide her brush.
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