{"id":112,"date":"2024-08-19T15:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minnahaukka.com\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2024-08-19T15:58:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T15:58:31","slug":"monica-sjoo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/minnahaukka.com\/?page_id=112","title":{"rendered":"Monica Sjoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6 The time is NOW and it is overdue!<\/a> is initiated by Minna Haukka of Feminist Library and co-curated with\u00a0Naomi Siderfin and David Crawforth of Beaconsfield.<\/p>\n

That the personal is politica<\/a><\/a>l[1]<\/a>\u00a0was never in question for Swedish artist and activist Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6 (1938-2005). Sj\u00f6\u00f6\u2019s personal sense of anguish for the earth, and political anger about systemic violence against women were entwined and expressed through the celebration of the rituals of Goddess cultures and non-binary ways of living that characterised her art and activism. A defiance of patriarchy and acute awareness of ecological issues is demonstrated in the body of work brought together for this exhibition of largely unseen paintings and mixed media drawings at Beaconsfield, courtesy of the Estate of Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6.<\/p>\n

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Peace Camp week, Mobile Feminist Library with Minna Haukka and Kristin Luke. Photo by Naomi Siderfin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This collaboration between Beaconsfield, Feminist Library and the Estate of Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6, brings Sj\u00f6\u00f6\u2019s life and work into fresh focus. Her unapologetic figuration predates contemporary articulations of an Ecofeminism that regards climate crisis, colonialism and ever-present militarism as interlocking systems of oppression. The urgency of these issues now in 2022 was felt then in 1971: \u2018The time is NOW and it is overdue!\u2019[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

The exhibition of 56 paintings and drawings by Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6 is placed in contemporary context through a programme of performances, workshops, reading groups and symposia by contemporary artists and writers invited to respond to the issues explored by Sj\u00f6\u00f6 in her life and work.<\/p>\n

Contributing artists and writers include:<\/p>\n

Sally Pomme Clayton, Katy Deepwell, Rachel Fallon, Caitlin Fleming, Rachel Garfield, Una Hamilton Helle, Minna Haukka, Harriet Hill, Sam Hodge, Islaja, Annie Johnston, Kara Keeling, Alexandra Kokoli, Kristin Luke, Nad Ma, Bindu Mehra, Liz Murray, Maggie Parks, Fran Painter Fleming, Linda Persson, Raju Rage, Anne Robinson, Anita Slater, Tansy Spinks, Atau Tanaka, Tears|Ov, Rupert White, Linsey Young<\/span><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6 The time is NOW and it is overdue! is initiated by Minna Haukka of Feminist Library and co-curated with\u00a0Naomi Siderfin and David Crawforth of Beaconsfield. That the personal is political[1]\u00a0was never in question for Swedish artist and activist Monica Sj\u00f6\u00f6 (1938-2005). Sj\u00f6\u00f6\u2019s personal sense of anguish for the earth, and political anger about … <\/p>\n

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