It has always been part of the repertoire of subcultures to appropriate the signs and gestures of the oppressor and twist them into their opposite. The artist Judy Chicago began in the 1960s to examine the macho genres of the time and reinterpret them with a feminism that was not satisfied with microaggressions. Land art, car customizing, sculpture and, most recently, digital immersion art became announcements for her that were not a criticism of the patriarchy, but a challenge. The one that currently runs until March Retrospective “Herstory” at New York’s New Museum you can understand this in full force for the first time. She also takes on the core of the art world, the canon. Its Time. The exhibition is the first major museum retrospective of a woman who has been considered a pioneer of feminist art for six decades, a titan at 84 in a world still dominated by titans.
Feminist Art: Retrospective of the Work of Judy Chicago in New York – Culture
