Myth Makers

Participating artists:

Maria Appleton, Marie Hazard, Anna Perach, Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín, Samuel Sarmiento and Theresa Weber

Curated by Barbara Newman

April 6 - 11, 2024

Via Maroncelli 12, Milan, Italy

Press Release (pdf)

HATCH Gallery is pleased to present Myth Makers, a group exhibition featuring works by Maria Appleton, Marie Hazard, Anna Perach, Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín, Samuel Sarmiento and Theresa Weber. Under the curatorial vision of Barbara Newman, the presentation, taking place in Milan from April 6th to 11th, during Milan art week, is an invitation to celebrate the uniqueness of different identities that weave meanings around the idea of cultural myth. The guiding thread of the exhibition is an interdisciplinary investigation of different aspects of our present perceived behind the idea of cultural myth through the practice of rituality, textile weaving legacies, ethnic heritage, gender role and oral narrative traditions.  

Myths answer timeless questions and serve as a compass to each generation. The artists presented in Myth Makers bring forward bold contemporary interpretations to the concept of cultural and personal mythology. The tales that become forms remain as compelling today as when they were first interpreted in the ancient history. The dialogue among the artists becomes an opportunity to unravel themes as the cultural body as dynamic landscape, a symbiotic relationship of metamorphosis with light and fantastical journeys of female mythological figures. A fil rouge appears throughout the installation as a red unifying umbilical cord and woven threads throughout, seen as sublime messages of redemption from the hidden to the visible, from the private to the public.

Courtesy of Barbara Newman