C1760 is pleased to announce an upcoming New York exhibition that will celebrate female artists dating back 100 years.

Following C1760’s philosophy of bringing hybrid exhibition concepts across periods to landmark architecture, Femme F(r)iction will take place at the historic Academy Mansion, a breathtakingly elegant townhouse on the Upper East Side. Spanning four stories, the exhibition will bring together renowned luminaries alongside emerging talent through the showcase of their works within the wider contexts of identity, power, sexuality and solidarity. Femme F(r)iction unites a group of 50 female artists of different generations and backgrounds presenting over 70 paintings, sculptures, design pieces, installations, and drawings. The power of consciousness plays a vital role in the selected work, highlighting intuition and reflecting on various themes of collective thought. Many of the works explore philosophical and spiritual themes, such as infinity, eternity, and the transience of life, encouraging reflection and contemplation, and inviting the viewer to assess their own relationship with the world around them. Another common theme is the exploration of nature, the environment, and the cosmos. Many of the artists draw inspiration from natural phenomena – such as light, space, and organic forms – and use their art as a means through which to explore the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

Featured artists include Magdalena Abakanowicz, T omma Abts, Sophia-Yemisi Adeyemo, Yasmina Alaoui, Lita Albuquerque, Andrea Marie Breiling, Johanna Bath, Clarina Bezzola, SofiaBorges, Andrea Bowers, Lee Bul, Chiara Capellini, Leonora Carrington, Judy Chicago, Isabelle D, Brigitte D’Annibale, Carmen D’Appollonio, Jen DeNike, Charlotte Colbert, Daisy Dodd-Noble, Egg Collective, Kim Faler, Leonor Fini, Rachel Garrard, Isa Genzken, Françoise Gilot, Paula Hayes, Mary Heilmann, Loie Hollowell, Baseera Khan, Anna Kenneally, Sophie Kitching, Seffa Klein, Louise Lawler, Sherrie Levine, T amara de Lempicka, Esther Mahlangu, Sophie Matisse, Lola Montes Schnabel, Keelin Montzingo, Calli Moore, Precious Opara, Naïla Opiangah, Toni Ross, Virginia San Fratello, Cindy Sherman, Jeanne Silverthorne, Emily Sundblad, Valentine de Saint Point, Pat Steir, Rosemarie Trockel, Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas, Faye T oogood, Maryam Turkey, Nicola Tyson, Analia Saban, Elisabeth von Samsonow, Kara Walker, Joana Vasconcelos, Leslie Wayne, Suzanna Weaver, Claudia Wieser, and Najla El Zein.

Femme F(r)iction will be on view to the public from May 11 to May 19, 2023 (11am-8pm daily), at the historic Academy Mansion in New York City.

About Academy Mansion
The historic Academy Mansion was once home to the New York Academy of Sciences, located in the heart of the Upper East Side on 63rd and Fifth Avenue. Built in 1921 by Frederick Sterner for William Ziegler Jr., heir to the Royal Baking Powder Company fortune, the 75-foot-wide mansion defies convention by standing only three stories tall with a fourth set far back from the street – an unusual approach as land values went up on the gold coast running up Fifth Avenue in the 19th century, mansion owners built deeper and higher. Mr. Sterner had revolutionized thinking about New York’s old blocks about a decade earlier, when he renovated a strip of moldy brownstones on 19th Street between Irving Place and Third Avenue into colored-stucco Mediterranean fantasies. Sterner’s innovative design includes an open courtyard at the center, reminiscent of a Roman villa, and boasts European fragments such as the library walls from a 16th-century English house, a mantel from Florence, and a marble floor from Tuscany. The Academy Mansion is a four story, 26,000 sq ft mansion located on East 63rd Street between 5th Ave & Madison Ave. The exact address 2 E 63rd St, New York, NY 10065.