"I define feminine energy as the urge to connect and nurture, which everybody exhibits. If we disconnect from feminine energy, we lose the ability to connect deeply to ourselves in a meaningful way. We lose the ability to really nurture ourselves in a healthy way. We lose community because we lose the ability to connect to one another and nurture one another."
""Matricylism" will feature paintings, a tapestry, and sculptures that carry a sonic component. The paintings that will be on view come from a body of work titled "Ceremony," which Jewel described as being "about matriarchs and women in menopause," noting that humans are one of few species that experience menopause. The portraits in the series, which have a surrealist inflection, imagine what Jewel's "matrilineal lineage looks like backward and forwards through time.""
Matricylism centers on feminine memory and the mythology of feminine power; the title merges 'matriarchy' and 'cataclysm.' The exhibition runs May 10 through November 22 at Salone Verde during the Venice Biennale and is presented by Crystal Bridges Museum. Works include paintings from a series titled 'Ceremony,' a tapestry, and sculptures with sonic elements. The 'Ceremony' portraits—surrealist in tone—explore matriarchs, women in menopause, and imagined matrilineal lineage across time. The project frames feminine energy as an urge to connect and nurture, links menopause to teaching roles, and probes feminine memory alongside feminine erasure and social disconnection from feminine principles.
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