Hannah Wilke

"My mother understands why I’ve used myself nude in some of my artworks, possibly because she lived, when she was young, in an age where women were conditioned to be ashamed of themselves. As an adult, her introversion kept her safe. But I think she recognizes that the safety might have hurt her emotionally, even giving her illness and disease. And having been subjugated by that kind of pressure from society, I think she’s very proud of my thwarting that which has been taught by culture but which I think is inhumane."