In her inaugural Sydney Contemporary appearance, Aleisa Miksad’s exhibition ‘Raving Woman’ recasts mythological figures to challenge historical perceptions, centring the female as an agent of her own desires. Dionysius, the Greek god of ritual madness, was the subject of his loyal female devotees – maenads, or ‘the raving ones’. Miksad repositions and empowers these ‘mad’ women as deities – empowered and untamed. Miksad speaks to this repositing of ancient lore for a contemporary audience in her artist talk.
Location: Curatorial + Co., Booth J09
Image credits: Aleisa Miksad, Maenad, 2024, porcelain, ply, wire, nylon, thread, enamel paint, 100 x 110 x 10cm. Courtesy of the aritst and Curatorial + Co.
