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WATCH: Artist Judy Chicago Talks to Her Younger Self

By Senior Planet Tuesday, January 28, 2014 6 Comments Share This:

Some 40 years after she delivered a feminist lecture at Pomona College in 1970, artist Judy Chicago – who would become famous for her seminal ’79 work “The Dinner Party” -returned to Pomona to talk to her younger self in a funny, contemplative lecture-performance that considers how her (and our) notions of what it means to be a woman artist have changed over the decades.

That was in 2011. Now 74 and working in Los Angeles, Chicago will be the subject of a retrospective of her early work in April at the Brooklyn Museum.

Watch the video (be patient – Chicago gets on a roll); then share your thoughts in the comments. What rings true?

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6 responses to “WATCH: Artist Judy Chicago Talks to Her Younger Self”

Bernadette:

Monday, February 3, 2014 at 5:48pm

I have been waiting my entire adult life to be recognized as a FEMALE ARTIST–I WILL NEVER GIVE UP. It’s too much fun.Thank you for your path and
commitment —

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Salvadora L:

Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 9:56pm

Bravo Bravo!!! Thank you Judy Chicago!!!

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katherinebarber:

Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 11:00am

Thinking Judy is a very smart and brave
lady.

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1. katherinebarber:
  
  Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 11:08am
  
  I fill that Judy is a wonderful lady she does not
  let her age stop her.
  
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Judy S:

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 11:09am

This resonates with me so deeply. I had the opposite childhood of Judy Chicago, i.e. as a girl, there were very few options for me and making art and being an artist was definitely not one of them. The result was that I never was able to pursue art until the last few years of my now long life. There is still a residue of taboo inside me that I continue to battle.

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alston green:

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 1:55pm

I really enjoyed hearing this Judy Chicago presentation. I have always been impressed with her work since the “Dinner Party” was on exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. She has always bee nan important artist— female with a strong point of view. The Holocaust Project as chilling and most memorable for it’s impactful imagery. She holds her place as an important artisan in American culture and the world at large.

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