Nikki Columbus on the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction

MOTHERHOOD IS TRENDING in the art world—a renaissance, if you will, not seen since . . . well, the Renaissance. Long considered a career liability for young artists and art workers, motherhood has been embraced as a topic by women who are having children at an older age, after achieving some level of professional success—as seen in recent works by Camille Henrot, Tala Madani, and Laurel Nakadate. The motif has multiplied in thematic exhibitions with such imaginative titles as “Mothering” (Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, 2021–22), “Mother!” (Louisiana Museum of Modern Art,

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