More is More: Multiples

Distinctively placed between the worlds of art and retail, multiples leap off store shelves and into the hands of consumers, collectors, and museums worldwide. These artist-designed objects (often developed in collaboration with design firms, artists’ foundations, or charitable initiatives), are produced in series of identical editions using industrial or commercial processes. This focus exhibition, drawn primarily from NMWA’s collection, highlights women artists’ contributions to the medium from the 1980s to the present. The objects offer both celebratory and tongue-in-cheek commentary on activities and roles that are stereotypically feminine.