Books
A Captivating Biography Chronicles the Important Life and Work of Judy Chicago
Levin conducted 250 interviews with Chicago and her friends, family, colleagues, admirers, and critics, and had access to Chicago’s diaries and letters.
Judy Chicago
Art
Finding Intimacy in the Immensity of Infinity
In Intimate Immensity at PAFA, touch, materiality, the sensual, and the subversive are part of a feminist lineage.
Art
Filling Art History’s Feminist Gaps
The testimonies of Navjot Altaf and Judy Chicago speak to silence, as truth does to power.
In Brief
Judy Chicago Responds to Criticisms About the "Dinner Party"
A discussion in the press between an artist and critics amplifies the weak points of Second-wave feminism.
Art
Mini-Operas Inspired by Judy Chicago's "The Dinner Party"
The canonical work of feminist art served as inspiration for 11 mini-operas written, composed, developed, and designed by NYU students.
News
New Plates by Judy Chicago Serve Up Feminist History
The new series of limited edition 'The Dinner Party' plates will inevitably spark conversations around the rich heritage of women in the Western world.
Art
The Feminist Avant-Garde, Now More than Ever
Their only solution was to make their revolution their own way, without help and without precedent.
Art
The Best Art Books to Read for Free on the NYPL's New eBook App
The New York Public Library just released a iPhone and Android app that lets anyone with a library card freely download any of the 300,000 eBooks in its collection.
Art
Remembering Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015)
The American artist Miriam Schapiro died on Saturday. Her death brings up enormous issues about feminism, legacy, and about the role an artist plays in how she enters a history she helped to create.
Art
The Birth and Education of Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago, arguably the world’s best known Feminist artist, continues to fiercely divide opinion. Her detractors accuse her work of being simplistic and singleminded, while loyalists praise her unwavering activism. The artist has fostered a reputation for being independent and uncompromising.
Art
A Butterfly for Brooklyn: Judy Chicago Turns 75
Last Saturday night, a crowd gathered in Prospect Park for a 20-minute pyrotechnic performance, "A Butterfly for Brooklyn," by feminist art icon Judy Chicago in honor of her 75th birthday.
Art
Is Wikipedia the Next Frontier for Museums?
Last year, Alexandra Thom spent ten illustrious months on Wikipedia. Thom, with a grant from the Kress Foundation, helped fill the gaps about art and culture on Wikipedia using the collection of the Brooklyn Museum and the expertise of its curatorial department.