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RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH

UNDUE BURDEN EXHIBIT RECEPTION

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023, 6-8:30PM

CITY LIGHTS GALLERY

Undue Burden poster design above by Sally Hill

Originally shown at the Da Silva Gallery for the Open Source Art Festival, the Undue Burden exhibit travels from New Haven to Bridgeport in March, during International Women’s Month. Poster art presents artists’ expressions advocating for women’s rights, including access to contraceptives, abortion rights, the right to choose and healthcare support for women and their children. Right: Art by kHyal

The term Undue Burden comes from the Constitution. The undue burden standard is a constitutional test fashioned by the Supreme Court of the United States. The test, first developed in the late 19th century, is widely used in American constitutional law. In short, the undue burden standard states that a legislature cannot make a particular law that is too burdensome or restrictive of one’s fundamental rights.

Curator Linda Lindroth is an artist and writer who lives and works in New Haven, CT. Her work incorporates all media particularly still photographs. She has exhibited her photographs and mixed media artwork in over 100 solo and group shows in the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the former Yugoslavia. She is represented in numerous public and private collections including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Newark Museum, and the International Polaroid Collection.

http://lindalindroth.com/

The Exhibit Undue Burden: Privacy, Protection and Politics

Runs to April 18, 2023

City Lights Gallery Hrs. W-F 12-5, Sat 12-4

265 Golden Hill St Bridgeport, CT 06604

Posters have played a role in America’s political landscape since 1824 when John Quincy Adams used one to announce his presidency. Each of the 20 artists in Undue Burden: Privacy, Protection and Politics have used their considerable talents to weigh in on the Dobbs Decision which essentially has overturned the

50-year precedent of Roe v Wade.

Above Art by Alex Girard, Below Left: Art by Shirley Parker Levine, MD, Below Right: Art by Diane Nighswander

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