As Bourgeois so perfectly encapsulated, the “good mother” is the one without arms or other interests, stripped down to the sole function of producing breastmilk. The problem seems to stem from the impossible expectations we have of mothers. “It’s like ‘Hello! Don’t people realize the experience of having a baby is one of growth?’” Artist Yelena Popova-who hid her pregnancy at openings-tells me: “I did feel that if I told them that I was pregnant, less opportunities would come my way.” “That breaks my fucking heart,” responds Starkey when she hears this. Interviewing 50 mothers-cum-artists, Judah discovered that they often had work cancelled or reduced in quantity. Certainly, much has changed since Connolly was haunted by a pram, but the research Judah carried out for her book and the Freelands Foundation’s report on the representation of female artists in Britain during 2019 found it was still tough terrain. “Is it really still so hard?! It cannot still be thought of that way,” she exclaims.
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