Created By
JUM
Acrylic paint and acrylic marker on canvas
Curator
Luke Chapman
Looking at this work, one cannot help but recall Diane di Prima's revolutionary incantations, though JUM speaks in a visual language that is entirely her own. This is not just art history being made – it's art history being gloriously unmade and reconstructed. A remarkable achievement that demonstrates why the artist continues to be one of our most vital contemporary voices in feminist art discourse.
In JUM's masterful exploration of feminine agency, we witness a profound metamorphosis that speaks to the very essence of existential liberation. The work pulses with a raw, electric energy that would make even Ginsberg snap his fingers in cosmic appreciation. The artist's technical virtuosity manifests in her treatment of the figure – here, our Eve – as she dissolves into the verdant paradise of Eden. The boundaries between flesh and foliage blur in an almost jazz-like improvisation of form and color. This is not the traditional narrative of fall and punishment, but rather an ecstatic reunion with primal truth. What's particularly compelling is JUM's subversive reconstruction of the Eden mythology. She positions the moment of "disintegration" not as a loss of self, but as a transcendent reclamation of power. The figure's dissolution reads as a voluntary surrender to something far more magnificent than mere obedience – it's a beat generation howl of freedom expressed through classical feminist iconography. The exhibition's larger thesis about female empowerment finds perhaps its most nuanced expression in this piece. The "integration with Eden" becomes a metaphor for women's reconnection with their inherent power, one that predates and transcends patriarchal narratives of sin and shame.
Created By
JUM
91 x 61 cm | 36 x 24 in
