Chromogenic print, 64 x 46 in.;
Collection of Dr. Dana Beth Ardi;
Photo courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York
Women House
Helena Almeida » Monica Bonvicini » Claude Cahun » Lili Dujourie » VALIE EXPORT » Lucy Gunning » Birgit Jürgenssen » Kirsten Justesen » Karin Mack » Isa Melsheimer » Zanele Muholi » Leticia Parente » Martha Rosler » Anne-Marie Schneider » Lydia Schouten » Cindy Sherman » Laurie Simmons » Penelope Slinger » Laure Tixier » Ana Vieira » Rachel Whiteread » Sue Williamson » Francesca Woodman » Nil Yalter »
Exhibition: 9 Mar – 28 May 2018
Thu 8 Mar 19:30
National Museum of Women in the Arts
New York Avenue N.W.
DC 20005 Washington
+1-202-7835000
Mon-Sat 10-17 . Sun 12-17
Questions about a woman’s “place” resonate in our culture, and conventional ideas about the house as a feminine space persist. This new exhibition forms a sequel to the famous project called “Womanhouse,” developed in 1972 by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro. Similar to their artistic foremothers in the 1970s, the global artists in Women House recast conventional ideas about the home through provocative photographs, videos, sculptures, and room-like installations built with materials ranging from felt to rubber bands. With themes ranging from “Desperate Housewife” to “Dollhouse,” Women House emphasizes the plurality of artists’ views on the home.
Anne-Marie Schneider (b. 1962), Lydia Schouten (b. 1948), Cindy Sherman (b. 1954), Laurie Simmons (b. 1949), Penny Slinger (b. 1947), Laure Tixier (b. 1972), Ana Vieira (b. 1940; d. 2016), Rachel Whiteread (b. 1963), Sue Williamson (b. 1941), Francesca Woodman (b. 1958; d. 1981) and Nil Yalter