A collection of inspiring and provocative quotations from pioneering artist, feminist, and activist Judy Chicago
A fierce activist for women-s rights and against climate change, Judy Chicago defines herself best: -I-m Judy Chicago, and I-m an artist and a troublemaker.- A leader of the Women-s Art Movement of the 1970s, Chicago also founded the first feminist art program in the United States. She is renowned for her monumental installation The Dinner Party (1974-1979), an iconic work that celebrates female luminaries from history and mythology, including Georgia O-Keefe, Emily Dickinson, Sojourner Truth, and Hatshepsut. Gathered from interviews and other sources, Judy Chicago-isms is an inspiring collection of the memorable and powerful words of a trailblazing artist.
- -You don-t have to be a man to support a patriarchal worldview, and you don-t have to be a woman to support feminist values.-
- -You have to choose hope. Hope comes from