GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ARTISTS EXPLORE NEW PERSPECTIVES ON FEMALE IDENTITY

September 14, 2003 – January 25, 2004
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

The historical context for Girls' Night Out is found in the photography, film, and performance art of the 1970s and 1980s, which influenced these young women, who have nevertheless moved in another direction. While earlier artists dealt with social and political themes in their work through provocative satire or didacticism, the artists in Girls’ Night Out employ very different approaches, creating work that is characterized by its subjectivity and directness of expression. next>>>

foto: Elina Brotherus Love Bites II, 1999. Chromogenic process color print. 27 ½ x 35 inches. Courtesy &: gb agency, Paris

Elina Brotherus’s works are characterized by their sincere and straightforward treatment of her life as subject matter. Whether depicting her own deep emotions, milestones in her life, or the landscapes of her surroundings, Brotherus bravely confronts her life and her image in remarkable ways producing works of extraordinary honesty.