These artworks at weinberg_newton and Woman Made, are processing, unraveling, and reacting to the Dobbs decision. | ✍️ Parker Yamasaki
funding in Kentucky fearing legal risks, the Chicago Abortion Fund sent $5,000 to a Kentucky abortion clinic, deciding that they were likely protected from repercussions.” She continues, “Giving to the small abortion funds that are willing to take these risks and help compensate for the loss of Southern and Midwestern funds can make a real difference in patients’ lives.”by artist Borealis at Woman Made Gallery is the absolute star of the show.
, “Too much of the history of abortion and family planning access is being written as if the court gave it to us and that’s just not true. There was movement organizing and direct action happening all over the place.”Courtesy Woman Made Gallery Aesthetically, the two shows have some obvious differences. Weinberg/Newton’s well-lit walls are drenched in pink, red, black, and gold. Collectively, the works shirk subtlety for bold lines and bright colors. Woman Made Gallery’s show is, well, bloodier. But because of their common opposition, the art across both galleries shares a couple of key themes, which I’ve loosely divided into “consequences” and “control.
What I’ll call the consequence collection deals with the physical, financial, and emotional aftermath of giving or not giving birth., a stunning black-and-white photograph by Marzena Abrahamik at Weinberg/Newton, shows happy messy motherhood, while a couple of paces away, Udita Upadhyaya’s three-page letter,, details the immeasurable sacrifice, shame, and grief that an unknown abortion-seeker faces.
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