Kosmos inom hennes livmoder

by Monica Sjöö

Artist Monica Sjöö (Sverige, 1938 - 2005)

Alternate Title

Cosmos Within Her Womb

Date1971

MediumOlja på masonit

DimensionsBildmått: 183 × 122 cm Yttermått: 185,5 × 124,5 × 2,5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 2007 (The Second Museum of Our Wishes)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2007/20

CollectionsThe Second Museum of Our Wishes

About the artworkMonica Sjöö moved to Bristol, UK, in her twenties and formed a group there to stop the exploitation of nature and promote women’s art and rights. She narrowly escaped being prosecuted for her painting "God Giving Birth" (1968) when it was exhibited in England. Not only were her works political – they were also considered to be obscene. Today, however, they are regarded as feminist icons. Sjöö was an intellectual theorist, researching archaeology and religion, albeit with a very personal belief in a goddess. "The Cosmos in her Womb" was inspired by a Neolithic grave with a child buried under a boulder. The muted colours form a cosmos, as a link to the origin of everything, and as an opposite to the universal chaos.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks På baksidan: MONICA SJÖÖ 1971 Selected exhibition history Monica Sjöö: The Great Cosmic Mother (den 13 maj 2023 - den 15 oktober 2023) Modern Art Oxford Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Det andra önskemuseet : [Moderna Museet]

Works by the artist