![]() ![]() Advance booking online is available for Tuesday only.Īll British Museum Donor and Patron cards will continue to be accepted, subject to availability. Tour groups, regardless of size, will not be permitted.Īgreed reciprocals and passes from ICOM, ICOMOS, MA and NMDC will be valid every day in person, subject to availability. Special rates for groups of 10 or more are available Monday to Friday. And the terrifying Hindu goddess Kali, depicted in art carrying a severed head and bloodied sword, is honoured as the Great Mother and liberator from fear and ignorance.Įnhanced by engagement with contemporary worshippers, faith communities and insights from high-profile collaborators Bonnie Greer, Mary Beard, Elizabeth Day, Rabia Siddique and Deborah Frances-White, the exhibition considers the influence of female spiritual power and what femininity means today.īringing together sculptures, sacred objects and artworks from the ancient world to today, and from six continents, the exhibition highlights the many faces of feminine power – ferocious, beautiful, creative or hell-bent – and its seismic influence throughout time.Ĭonsidering becoming a Member? Find out more about Membership benefits, including free exhibition entry.įree entry, advance booking not required.Ĭurrent Members can find out more on Visiting as a Member. William Sharp, 1900 - 1961 Justices: Charles Evans Whittaker, 1901 - 1973 John Marshall Harlan, Jr. The Buddhist bodhisattva of compassion, who transcends gender and is visualised in male form in Tibet and female in China and Japan, uncovers the importance of gender fluidity in some spiritual traditions. An original framed and matted lithograph by William Sharp of the Supreme Court of the United States circa 1960. Worship of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, reveals how her destructive capacity is venerated alongside her ability to create. From wisdom, passion and desire, to war, justice and mercy, the diverse expression of female spiritual powers around the world prompts us to reflect on how we perceive femininity and gender identity today. Since 2010 the record price for this artist at auction is 2,860 USD for Colonial Sand and Stone Company, New York, sold at Swann Auction Galleries in 2019. How do different traditions view femininity? How has female authority been perceived in ancient cultures? For insights, the exhibition looks to divine and demonic figures feared and revered for over 5,000 years. William Sharps work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 2,860 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Explore the significant role that goddesses, demons, witches, spirits and saints have played – and continue to play – in shaping our understanding of the world.
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