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  1. Judy Chicago with Carmen Hermo | The Dinner Party Today

    01/03/2024

    Judy Chicago with Carmen Hermo | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Judy Chicago is an artist, author, feminist, educator, and intellectual—and the creator of The Dinner Party. Carmen Hermo is Associate Curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. Here, they discuss Chicago's vision for The Dinner Party, the extensive historical research it required, and the team behind the creation of the work.  This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Hear from Massimiliano Gioni, director of the New Museum and curator of Herstory, about Judy Chicago's work and influence. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see The Dinner Party in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    26 min
  2. Lucy Lippard on Sacajawea | The Dinner Party Today

    14/02/2024

    Lucy Lippard on Sacajawea | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Lucy Lippard is a writer, activist, and curator who has curated more than fifty major exhibitions and earned nine honorary doctorates of fine arts. Her books include Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America, Undermining: A Wild Ride Through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West, and Partial Recall: Photographs of Native North Americans. Lippard's honors include the Caroline Bancroft History Prize from the Denver Public Library and grants from Creative Capital and the Lannan Foundation. Here, she talks about Sacajawea, a member of the Shoshone Tribe in present-day Idaho, who was an essential guide for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition through North America in 1804. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Sacajawea, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    5 min
  3. Ericka Hart on Margaret Sanger | The Dinner Party Today

    16/01/2024

    Ericka Hart on Margaret Sanger | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Ericka Hart is a Black queer femme activist, writer, and award-winning sexuality educator. Hart is currently an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University's School of Social Work and the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College. Here, she discusses the mixed legacy of reproductive rights activist Margaret Sanger.  This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Learn more about the Puerto Rican contraceptive trials mentioned in this episode. Also read more about The Dinner Party, Margaret Sanger, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    7 min
  4. Maria Grazia Chiuri on Artemisia Gentileschi | The Dinner Party Today

    04/01/2024

    Maria Grazia Chiuri on Artemisia Gentileschi | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Maria Grazia Chiuri was named Creative Director of Dior in 2016, becoming the first woman to hold this position. She studied at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome, and her honors include the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor). Here, she talks about Artemisia Gentileschi, whose work as an early Italian Baroque painter was long neglected by scholars in spite of her extensive achievements in the art world. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Artemisia Gentileschi, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    7 min
  5. Nadya Riot on Hypatia | The Dinner Party Today

    21/12/2023

    Nadya Riot on Hypatia | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Conceptual performance artist and activist Nadya Riot is a founding member of P***y Riot, a global feminist protest art movement. In 2012, she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance; she was released in December 2013. Here, she discusses Hypatia of Alexandria, an influential ancient philosopher whose work in mathematics and astronomy earned the wrath of radical Christian monks. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Hypatia, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    7 min
  6. adrienne maree brown on Sojourner Truth | The Dinner Party Today

    12/12/2023

    adrienne maree brown on Sojourner Truth | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. adrienne maree brown promotes healing ideas through her multigenre writing, music, and podcasts. She is the author and editor of several published texts, as well as the cogenerator of a tarot deck and developing musical ritual. Here, she discusses abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Sojourner Truth, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    10 min
  7. Kevin Kwan on Virginia Woolf | The Dinner Party Today

    20/11/2023

    Kevin Kwan on Virginia Woolf | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Kevin Kwan is the author of Crazy Rich Asians, the international bestselling novel that has been translated into 40 languages and was adapted into a top-grossing Hollywood film, as well as China Rich Girlfriend, Rich People Problems, and Sex and Vanity. Kwan has been named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. He talks about modernist author Virginia Woolf and her influence on his work. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Virginia Woolf, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person. This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

    5 min
  8. Roxane Gay on Ethel Smyth | The Dinner Party Today

    03/11/2023

    Roxane Gay on Ethel Smyth | The Dinner Party Today

    Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party is an installation consisting of a banquet table with places set for 39 mythical and historical women; it honors an additional 999 women by inscribing their names in gold. The work, completed in 1979, addresses the absence of women from dominant historical narratives. Chicago intended The Dinner Party to be so vast and impressive that women could never again be erased from history. Roxane Gay is the author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, the national bestseller Difficult Women, and the New York Times bestsellers Bad Feminist and Hunger. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Here, she discusses Ethel Smyth, a twentieth-century composer who is represented in The Dinner Party. This episode is part of The Dinner Party Today, a series by the Brooklyn Museum in which artists, writers, and thinkers reflect on the artwork's legacy and the women it represents. Read more about The Dinner Party, Ethel Smyth, and the Heritage Floor, where the names of an additional 999 women are inscribed. Visit the Brooklyn Museum to see the installation in person.

    8 min
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Art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act.

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    Brooklyn Museum
  • Années d’activité
    2023 - 2024
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