In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the sun, ignoring his father’s warnings that his waxen wings would melt. He plunged to his death, a victim of his own hubris and ambition. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the sun, ignoring his father’s warnings that his waxen wings would melt.
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Reception and panel discussion ● Thursday, 6-9 p.m. ● School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba ● 136 ARTlab, 180 Dafoe Rd.
In a 1996 oil-on-canvas work by venerated visual artist Sheila Butler, the myth is flipped on its ear. In her hands, Icarus is a woman — and she has a parachute. is one of the works featured in , a retrospective exhibition co-curated by Pamela Edmonds and Patrick Mahon on view now at the School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba.
It’s also one of Edmonds’ personal favourites. “She has, as women tend to do, a plan and a backup,” Edmonds, the director and curator of the Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax, says with a laugh. “She’s not falling to her death.
She’s doing what we do as women: we find a way to make it work. .