Statement:

Supermom. Regretful parent. Raven mother. Single mom. Conscious non-mother. Wish mother. Bonus mother. Adoptive mother. Co-mother. Never-mother. Motherhood has countless variations.

Good Mom/Bad Mom is an exhibition about motherhood, about caring, about the politics of the womb, about emancipation.

The exhibition offers a contemporary reflection on the art historical cliché of the 'good mother' and takes visitors on a journey through the history of the imagination of motherhood:

from age-old, stereotypical and often romanticised mother-and-child images to works by new and exciting generations of artists who deal with this theme in their own unique – and often very personal – way.

In thematic cabinets - 'time capsules' - subjects such as abortion and self-determination are given a historical and social interpretation and thus offer starting points for discussion.

With Good Mom/Bad Mom, the Centraal Museum unravels the clichés, myths and stigmas of motherhood and creates space for a more emancipated parenthood.