Ruth Wolf’s exhibit NAMES opens in October

Ruth Wolf's (WOO '04) installation NAMES, will be on exhibit at the Main Line Unitarian Church (Devon, PA) in the Fireside Room Gallery. Exhibition opens October 18. The exhitbit introduces the 72 Virgins. "The 72 Virgins"-- objects of femininity perceived as naïve, have been eroticized and marked as rewards. This installation changes their status from a conjoined group into authentic individuals with singular identities, names and stories. The installation consists of the 72 portraits on canvas. Like an archival portrait gallery that gives a family history, this portrait gallery presents women who share an essence and who share a spirit and in doing so form a family of their own. NAMES addresses gender politics as it concerns education, equal pay, and healthcare. Women’s issues from events as diverse as the Taliban attack on Malala Yousafzai and the abduction of school girls in Nigeria to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In bring focus to women’s need to take leadership roles in society. Wolf chose “the 72 Virgins” as her vehicle to explore and discuss this concept.

NAMES will be on view at the Main Line Unitarian Church, located at 816 South Valley Forge Road, Devon, PA from October 19 to November 23, 2014. Opening reception, Saturday, October 18th, 3:00pm - 5:00pm. Gallery hours for the Fireside Room Gallery are 9:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday and 9:00am - 2:00pm on Sunday. Visit Ruth Wolf at her web site www.RuthWolf.com