Bibababyboomer, acrylic paint on wall and mixed media, 500w x 223h x 120d cm, 2003 - 2022, Camden Art Center, London, UK You see a couch and a wall painting hanging over it, speech bubbles in wich I write that most of my female friends have a kid, and always talk about pregnancy stuff. I am complaining. Early 2000, I am then in my mid fourties and the decision to not have kids I had made by then. This was a choice that we, the babyboomer generation of women, had. Birthcontrol, career or family. Most of my friends my age and artschool decided not to have kids. But then later I met a generation of younger women artists, and suddenly they all had a kid. I saw how for some it damaged their careers. But I loved their kids and saw them growing up. I never had felt the desire to have kids and felt ok with it. But there were mixed feelings. An issue not able to simply wipe out of your life. I Had to deal with it. Made several drawings and wall paintings of it. “All my new york friends have no kids”. In the 2000’s the subject matter kept me busy but in 1989-90 I also made ‘baby’ drawings. A Baby graffiti design in 1990. A design for a painting monochrome titled “childcare”. The cute loveliness of it fascinated. Soft, frumpy, cute, but new subject matter. Then on the boring subject of education of children I made a wall painting:“Happy childhood, by parents that give children goals that are achievable“ 2003. And how about the drawing “If I would again organize a gallery it would be family oriented” 1993. All these express the dilemma women of my generation had, and still have. And these become subject matter for art. Now at #camdenartcenter London, Thank you darling, untill September 18. #lilyvanderstokker #babyart #femaleart #pregnant #pregnantart #modernart #wallpainting #bibababyboomers #pumpingyourbreastmilk #camdenartcenter #londonartscene