Wonder Woman and Superman Appreciation 2019

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Crystal Bridges views Superman, Wonder Woman through artistic lens

Superheroes have been a part of American culture ever since Superman made his dynamic debut in Action Comics No. 1 in June of 1938, and 80 years later the Man of Steel and his other four-color cohorts have never been more popular.

Images of Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Batman, and Captain America are ubiquitous in today’s culture, adorning everything from T-shirt to toilet seats.

The characters’ dynamic exploits dominate media, drawing in billions of dollars to the coffers to their corporate overlords through films, video games, television series, animation, graphic novels, and yes, even funny books.
And the masses eat it up as fast as the commercial arts can dole it out it, but how do fine arts process such pop-culture icons as Wonder Woman and Superman?

That is the question Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art asks and seeks to answer with its latest exhibition “Men of Steel, Women of Wonder,” which debuts Feb. 9 and runs through April 22.

“Characters like Superman and Wonder Woman are our modern mythology,” Alejo Benedetti, Crystal Bridges assistant curator, said Thursday in between putting the final touches on the exhibit that features over 70 artworks, including paintings, photography, video, sculptures, performance art and more, crafted by over 50 U.S. and International artists. “They are our modern Zeus and Hera. We decided to focus on them because Superman is first superhero, and Wonder Woman is the most iconic super heroine. Nearly everyone finds a connection to these characters, and we wanted to show them through the lens of the artist.”

“The Heroes We Know” focuses on familiar representations of the characters. “Origin Stories” places the characters into the culture time frame from which they emerged: The Great Depression and World War II. “Glimpsing Humanity,” explores the characters’ symbolic power and vulnerability. “Defender of Innocents” explores the ethical and moral values the characters represent.

“We are excited to debut of ‘Men of Steel, Women of Wonder,’ which continues our commitment to organize fresh and innovative exhibitions that inspire creative conversations,” said Rod Bigelow, the museum’s executive director. “Through the lens of Superman and Wonder Woman, these artists invite us to explore these characters and reflect on our own shared humanity.”

Along with the exhibition, Crystal Brides welcomes a series of guest conversations and lecturers, including exhibition artists, Aphrodite Désirée Navab and Fahamu Pecou at 7 p.m. Friday.
Navab, an Iranian-American artist whose family fled Iran during the Islamic revolution of 1978-79, said he relates to the fictional loss the character of Superman feels over the destruction of his homeward of Krypton.

Sarah Hill, They Wonder, 2014-2015, video / Creighton Baxter and William Gurin
“I identified with [Superman’s] irreparable loss of family and homeland,” Navab said.
Conversely, Pecou’s Nunna My Heroes: After Barley Hendricks’ Icon for My Man Superman critiques Superman’s heroic status while paying tribute to an artistic hero.

“In the Black community where issues like oppression, poverty, violence, and other traumas persist, Superman’s nonappearance is glaring. My character subverts the Superman ideal by becoming his hero,” Pecou said.
Benedetti said he was excited that Crystal Bridges procured bound copies of Action Comics No. 1 and Sensation Comics No. 1, the first cover appearances of Superman and Wonder Woman respectively, on loan from a private collection.

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