Three Female Artists Explore Embodiment and Resistance at CAC Geneva
The Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève presents three solo exhibitions by Steffani Jemison, Jota Mombaça, and Julieta Hanono, curated by Andrea Bellini and Mara Montanaro. Jemison's 'Tumblers' features rotating glass vessels containing mineral residues and found objects, alongside a performance with Nimia Gracious and Loren Tschannen. Mombaça's 'Material Girl / All That You Touch' includes 'Ghost' (2022-23), fabric submerged in ocean currents, and a fire performance 'Thus We Disappear'. Hanono's 'Une cosmologie à partir de Violeta Parra' combines embroidered textiles and a chanson performance referencing Violeta Parra and the Qom people. The exhibitions run through September 8 and October 13, 2024.
Key facts
- Three solo exhibitions at CAC Geneva feature Steffani Jemison, Jota Mombaça, and Julieta Hanono.
- Jemison's 'Tumblers' uses rotating glass vessels with mineral residues and lake debris.
- Jemison's performance 'In Succession (Means)' involves gymnastic movements with metal tubes.
- Mombaça's 'Ghost' (2022-23) consists of fabric submerged in ocean currents.
- Mombaça's performance 'Thus We Disappear' includes burning paper in a brazier.
- Hanono's installation 'Une cosmologie à partir de Violeta Parra' features embroidered textiles.
- Hanono's performance references Chilean singer Violeta Parra and the Qom indigenous people.
- Exhibitions run until September 8 and October 13, 2024 at CAC Geneva.
Entities
Artists
- Steffani Jemison
- Jota Mombaça
- Julieta Hanono
- Nimia Gracious
- Loren Tschannen
- Violeta Parra
- Andrea Bellini
- Mara Montanaro
- Alberto Mugnaini
Institutions
- Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève
- Artribune
Locations
- Geneva
- Switzerland
- Berkeley
- California
- Natal
- Brazil
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Lake Geneva
- Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10
- 1205 Geneva