Articles of ‘Judy Chicago’

Tales of Motherhood

Tales of Motherhood

By Jennie Klein
Feminist artists have not always been interested in motherhood. Helen Million Ruby, one of the founding members of the activist group Mother Art and a student at the Feminist Studio Workshop in the Los Angeles Woman’s Building, was told by Judy Chicago that she couldn’t be a mother and an artist-the [...]



Putting the Words Back into the F-Word. An Interview with Audrey Chan and Elana Mann

Putting the Words Back into the F-Word. An Interview with Audrey Chan and Elana Mann

Since 2005, Los Angeles-based artists Audrey Chan and Elana Mann have been revitalizing feminist practice with their collaborative projects that engage historic models of first- and second-wave feminist strategies fused with contemporary relational aesthetics and social engagement.
Chan is an artist, writer and educator whose work addresses civic discourse, rhetoric and the feminist construct [...]



Under The Big Black Sun: California Art 1975-1981

Under The Big Black Sun: California Art 1975-1981

Museum of Contemporary Art - Los Angeles
Curated by Paul Schimmel
By Tucker Neel
“MOCA’s Under The Big Black Sun: California Art 1975-1981″ features works by legendary artists like John Baldessari, Chris Burden, Judy Chicago, Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Raymond Pettibon, Martha Rosler and Bette Saar. These artists are well represented in this show, as well as in [...]