Friday, March 5, 2010

10.324 JUDY CHICAGO

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  1. CHICAGO HAS BEEN MAKING WORK SINCE THE MID 1960S. HER EARLIEST FORAYS INTO ART-MAKING COINCIDED WITH THE RISE OF MINIMALISM, WHICH SHE EVENTUALLY ABANDONED IN FAVOR OF ART SHE BELIEVED TO HAVE GREATER CONTENT AND RELEVANCE. MAJOR WORKS INCLUDE THE DINNER PARTY. IN 1966, CHICAGO'S WORK "RAINBOW PICKETS" WAS SHOWN IN "PRIMARY STRUCTURES," A MAJOR MINIMALIST EXHIBITION. IN 1971 JUDY CHICAGO AND MIRIAM SCHAPIRO JOINTLY FOUNDED THE CALARTS FEMINIST ART PROGRAM FOR THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS. TOGETHER THEY ORGANIZED ONE OF THE FIRST-EVER FEMINIST ART EXHIBITIONS - WOMANHOUSE - 1972. IN 1973, CHICAGO CO-FOUNDED THE FEMINIST STUDIO WORKSHOP, LOCATED INSIDE THE LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S BUILDING, A SEMINAL FEMINIST ART TEACHING AND EXHIBITION SPACE.

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