This week is World Breastfeeding Week, and we find ourselves returning to Catherine Opie’s tender, honest portrait of herself feeding her child. The way in which she holds her son calls to mind classic paintings of feeding mothers, though this contrasts with our modern-day image of breastfeeding, which often evokes feelings of confusion and embarrassment. Opie’s work frankly and lovingly presents the reality of feeding—with the artist’s faded “pervert” scar etched across her chest.
