Marianne Berenhaut was born in 1943 in war-torn Brussels, and makes sculptures out of stone, metal, and wood. Chantal Akerman was born in 1950, also in Brussels, to Polish Holocaust survivors; she was a filmmaker and installation artist. Akerman’s mother, Sylviane, had spent several years at Auschwitz, and many of Chantal’s films focus on their powerful mother-daughter relationship. Almost 30 years later, in 1978, the prolific photographer Julia Pirotte was born; and in 1981, Sarah Kaliski, a painter known for bright colors and expressive brushstrokes, was delivered in Flemish-speaking Antwerp. Though their practices differ widely, these four Jewish women were all touched by the Nazi persecution. This exhibition brings their work together. —Elena Clavarino
The Arts Intel Report
Four Sisters
When
Mar 23 – Aug 27, 2023