Gender and art

“Chicago in L.A.: Judy Chicago’s Early Work 1963-1974,” at the Brooklyn Museum, looks at the artist’s efforts before her most celebrated work.

"The Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library is presenting a long-running exhibit by the groundbreaking artist Judy Chicago. And Tuesday afternoon, to provide the ultimate perspective, it presented Chicago herself.

 

The versatile Chicago has been creating art in a myriad of styles for half a century, and is perhaps best known for her large installation pieces of the 1970s and ’80s reflecting the role of women in culture and history. She also has created major pieces focused on the Holocaust, and performance art using offbeat materials such as fireworks."

 

“Judy Chicago: Through the Archives” will be at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at the Radcliffe Institute through Sept. 30.

http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/schlesinger-library/exhibit/judy-chicago-through-the-archives

"National Museum of Women in the Arts celebrates pioneering artist Judy Chicago during her 75th-birthday year with an exhibition of works from the 1970s. The exhibition features 13paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed media works..."

 

Judy Chicago: Circa ’75 

On view January 17–April 13, 2014

http://www.nmwa.org

 

"This was taken in the California desert in 1970. At the time, a lot of monks in Vietnam had set fire to themselves to protest against the war and its expansion into Cambodia. I called the shot Immolation IV. I'd been doing a lot of research into women's history and the practice of sati in India, where widows are forced to throw themselves into the flames of a funeral fire. So I was interested in the whole practice of immolation, forced and chosen. After all, one could say up to that point women's art and women's history had been immolated."

"This is the year of Judy Chicago. In honor of her 75th birthday this July, the iconic feminist artist is hosting what she calls a "dispersed retrospective," scattering her life's work -- five decades of art making -- across a selection of museums and galleries from California to New York. In 2014 alone, she'll be featured in the Brooklyn Museum, MANA Contemporary, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the Schlesinger Library, the Palmer Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum of California, the New Mexico Museum of Art and Denver's RedLine. She's also releasing two major tomes, "Institutional Time" and the aptly titled "The Dinner Party: Restoring Women to History."."

The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents Judy Chicago: Circa ’75 , on view January 17–April 13, 2014. The exhibition features 13 paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed media works by innovative feminist artist Judy Chicago (b. 1939). Throughout her career, Chicago has been creating art with the intention of influencing and changing societal norms. Her iconic body of work from the 1970s, including preparatory art for The Dinner Party, demonstrates her firm belief in the power of art to highlight women’s creativity and overcome traditional gender inequalities. This exhibition honors Chicago’s commitment to feminist ideals on the occasion of her 75th birthday.

 

Judy Chicago: Circa ’75

The National Museum of Women in the Arts

on view January 17–April 13, 2014

http://nmwa.org/exhibitions/judy-chicago-circa-%E2%80%9975

 

Today is the birthday of feminist art pioneer, Judy Chicago. As an artist, Chicago has sought to master an array of artisan skills, pursuing everything from needlework and textiles to welding and pyrotechnics. But her work remained content driven, with works like "The Dinner Party," "The Birth Project," and "The Holocaust Project" demonstrating her persistent exploration of issues surrounding childbirth, female sexuality, and death.