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Judy Chicago is a 𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒔𝒔 artist & author of 17 books whose visionary, multidisciplinary work has reshaped cultural discourse for over 6 decades.

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VIP Preview of Frieze Masters 2026 is today! Visit us at booth E12, in the Queering Modernism section, until Sunday 18 October, to discover works by French Surrealist artist Claude Cahun and American feminist artist Judy Chicago, whose practices engage in a transgenerational dialogue around the theme of identity.
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The selection aims at highlighting the profound affinities between two radical practices that, despite emerging in different historical and cultural contexts, share a common commitment to challenging dominant social paradigms and the very notion of identity.
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Frieze Masters
Booth E12 - Queering Modernism Section
14 - 18 October 2026
London, UK
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#AlbertaPane #FriezeMasters #FriezeViewingRoom #Frieze #Friezeweek #artfair #london #artinlondon by @judy.chicago

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Jessica Silverman is pleased to announce its participation in the 2026 edition of 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀, taking place 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟱, at the Grand Palais. The gallery will exhibit in the 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 sector at 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝟭𝟰, in a new location on the ground floor. This marks Jessica Silverman’s 13th year participating in the main Paris fair.

The gallery will present new and historic works by the following artists: 𝗦𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲, 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗵 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗟𝗼𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗞𝗼𝗮𝗸, 𝗗𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲, 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘇𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗷𝗮𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘇, 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗼, 𝗥𝘂𝗽𝘆 𝗖. 𝗧𝘂𝘁, 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗲𝗰, and 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗺𝗶 𝗬𝗼𝘂.

🔗 Preview Booth C14 with the link in bio.

🗓️ 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:
Wednesday, October 21, 10am-7pm
Thursday, October 22, 11am-8pm

🗓️ 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀:
Friday, October 23, 11am-7pm
Saturday, October 24, 11am-7pm
Sunday, October 25, 11am-7pm

📌 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝟭𝟰
Grand Palais
Paris, France

Images – [1]: Judy Chicago, “The Butterfly Begins Again 4,” 1973; [2]: Loie Hollowell, “Yellow Brain on soft pink shoulders,” 2026; [3]: Matthew Angelo Harrison, “Voices Return,” 2026; [4]: Rupy C. Tut, “Braided Together,” 2026; [5]: Rebecca Manson, “Arctia,” 2026; [6]: Davina Semo, “Mesh,” 2026; [7]: Clare Rojas, “Connections,” 2026; [8]: Catherine Wagner, “La Grande Illusion, Anatomy of a Marriage, La Jetée, Pépé le Moko,” 2026; [9]: Nicole Wermers, “Domestic Tail (Petrol Blue/White tip, 11 Meters),” 2026.

#ArtBaselParis #ContemporaryArt #Painting #Sculpture taken in Grand Palais by @judy.chicago

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I've done over 50 fireworks pieces over the course of my career, gradually increasing the scale until I was literally painting the sky.

You can learn more about these works at the @judychicagoportal by @judy.chicago

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When Donald and I were in Venice for my show at Alberta Pane Gallery, there was a small Claude Cahun photograph in her office. (Alberta handles her estate). Although we had seen the image in reproduction numerous times, we were riveted by the image; it was SO powerful.

I am thrilled to be paired with her at Alberta's booth at Frieze Masters and was amazed to discover the parallels Alberta and the curator found between our practices across geography and decades. by @judy.chicago

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Shepard Fairey (best known for his "HOPE" poster), has been doing murals in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. When he discovered that the Rail Runner route ends in Belen, he decided he wanted to finish his New Mexico project in "Hub City", as our town is known because it is one of the three largest train switching centers in the country.

Fairey has invited me to collaborate with him on the mural, which will begin in the Spring. Had I not been 87, I would have whipped out my spray gun, gotten up on a scaffold and spray-painted beside him. But that isn't going to happen. Instead, we are discussing how one of my works might be repeated across the exterior of the 70-foot wall that Through the Flower is donating for his use. We have also been raising money to finance this project and a number of local people have generously stepped forward to help.

My hope for this project is that it will bring many visitors to Belen to spend the day to:
- Visit the Judy Chicago and Shepard Fairey mural
- Tour Through the Flower Art Space (which will be opening again once the mural is underway)
- Drink a glass of award-winning Jaramillo Wine
- Enjoy a delicious New Mexican meal at Pete's

We want to contribute to our community, which has provided a home for me and my husband, photographer, Donald Woodman, for over three decades. Shepard, Donald and I have devoted our lives and our work to trying to bring greater equality to everyone. We anticipate the possibility of many visitors, but only if we can mount an effective advertising campaign, which is why we need more tax-deductible donations. We hope that you will want to help and also, that once the mural is done, you will protect it as it will express many people’s hopes for a better future.

DONATE AT THE LINK IN BIO

1- Courtesy of Through the Flower Archives
2, 4, 6, 7b - Courtesy of Shepard Fairey ObeyGiant.com/ Photographer Jon Furlong, 2026
3, 5, 7a- Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC, Donald Woodman/ARS NY by @judy.chicago

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Dünyaşöhrətli rəssam Cudi Çikaqo tərəfindən DMINTI ilə əməkdaşlıq çərçivəsində yaradılan bu inkişaf edən iştirakçı sənət layihəsi tamaşaçıları Çikaqonun suallarına cavab verməyə və dünyanın müxtəlif yerlərindən toplanan cavablarla formalaşan fiziki və rəqəmsal “yorğana” öz səsləri ilə töhfə verməyə dəvət edir.

Dünyanı dolaşan “Qadınlar dünyanı idarə etsəydilər... İştirakçı “yorğanı”” indi isə Bakını bu layihənin növbəti mərhələsinə qoşulmağa dəvət edir.

📍 Bakı | 30 oktyabr – 1 noyabr

Conceived by world-renowned artist Judy Chicago in collaboration with DMINTI, this evolving participatory artwork invites audiences around the world to respond to Chicago’s questions, contributing their voices to a physical and digital quilt woven from these collective responses.

Having traveled across the globe, «What If Women Ruled the World? Participatory Quilt» now invites Baku to add their voices in its next iteration.

📍 Baku | October 30 - November 1

Dünyaca məşhur rəssam Cudi Çikaqo hər kəsi bir sualı cavablandırmağa dəvət edir: Qadınlar dünyanı idarə etsəydilər, necə olardı?

İştirakçıların cavabları daha sonra rəqəmsal “yorğan” üzərində bir araya gətirilir.

2022-ci ildən etibarən bu əsər ABŞ, Meksika, Argentina, Böyük Britaniya, Fransa, Almaniya, Niderland, Hindistan və Türkiyədə təqdim olunub.

İndi isə növbə Bakıdadır.

“Yorğanın” növbəti fəsilinin bir hissəsi olun.

Bakıda bizə qoşulun! by @judy.chicago

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Now on view!

The @desaisset at Santa Clara University is restaging ‘The Four,’ a 1973 exhibition with my work alongside that of Lynda Benglis, Miriam Schapiro, and Bonnie Sherk. The experimental works on view challenged patriarchal art world norms by expanding the materials, content, and methodologies. This restaging combines the art originally in the show with archival materials from the curatorial process of ‘The Four’.

September 22 - December 11, 2026

Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend but Kathryn Wade from Jessica Silverman Gallery will be representing me at the panel & reception on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 3:30-5:30 p.m. by @judy.chicago

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It's been five years since "The Flowering" came out! Here's a look back into the making of my definitive autobiography. We are thinking of continuing this idea of delving into some of the highlights of my career in a new Instagram series titled, "From the Archives." What do think about this idea and are there particular things you would be interested in seeing from our extensive archives?

You can order your own SIGNED copy at the link in bio by @judy.chicago

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Donald and I visited the "Reclaiming the Future: The Legacy of Japanese Incarceration" exhibition at Vladem Contemporary in Santa Fe. It is an incredible and very moving exhibition curated by Machiko Harada, an independent curator, thanks to the new, dynamite director of both the Vladem and its sister institution, the New Mexico Museum of Art. Many of the artists were familiar to us but others were not. Some of the work brought me to tears and reminded us of America's shameful history in terms of slavery; the ripping of children from Indian families and sending them to boarding schools; the incarceration of thousands of Japanese Americans despite their being citizens; and of course, the masked ICE agents separating families and forcibly taking children away from their mothers. Despite any explicit wall labels, the connections were chilling.

1- Judy Chicago with Machiko Harada, an independent curator, and Marisa Sage, the new, dynamite director of both the Vladem and its sister institution, the New Mexico Museum of Art. (Donald Woodman)

2- Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman, detail of "Arbeit Macht Frei/Work Makes Who Free?" from the "Holocaust Project", 1992, sprayed acrylic, oil, metal, wood, and photography on photolinen and canvas, 67 x 143 in. (Donald Woodman)

3- Frances Benjamin Johnston, Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pa. Class in Government, 1901. (Library of Congress)

4- Ansel Adams, People walking, Manzanar Relocation Center (National Archives, Manzanar War Relocation Center photographs. LC-A35-5-M-10)

5- ICE agents detain a man in Minneapolis on January 12, 2026. (Ben and Sam Luhmann) by @judy.chicago

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In the context of the exhibition ‘The Materiality of Judy Chicago’ we are pleased to welcome you to our Venice gallery on 18 September at 6pm for the talk entitled ‘Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party”: The Making Of’, a conversation between Diane Gelon, who worked on ‘The Dinner Party’ and helped to organize its worldwide, grass roots tour, and Francesco Spampinato, Director of the Second Cycle Degree in Visual Arts at Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna.
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The talk will focus on the making of ‘The Dinner Party’, Judy Chicago’s most famous work, now part of the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Drawing on Diane Gelon’s first-hand experience of the project, it will explore the five-year process behind the work, which brought together more than 400 people and involved a wide range of techniques and materials. Conceived as a symbolic history of women in Western civilization, ‘The Dinner Party’ sought to bring women’s history to a wider audience at a time when the very idea that women had a history was still largely unacknowledged.
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Save the date: Friday, 18 September, at 6pm!
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@judy.chicago
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Judy Chicago’s ‘The Dinner Party’: The Making Of, talk
Diane Gelon & Francesco Spampinato
In the context of the exhibition ‘The Materiality of Judy Chicago’
18.09.2026 at 6pm
Galleria Alberta Pane, Venice
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1. Working on the Mary Wollstonecraft place setting, 1978
2. Participants gather in The Dinner Party studio, Santa Monica, CA, 1978
3. Judy Chicago painting a Hypatia plate, 1977
4. Audrey Cowen weaving the Eleanor of Aquitaine runner, 1978
5. Judy Chicago laying out the names for the Heritage Floor, 1978
6. Constance Von Breissen, Susan Hill, and Judy Chicago working on the Natalie Barney place setting, c. 1978
7. Judy Chicago transferring the Margaret Sanger runner design, 1978
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#AlbertaPane #judychicago #thedinnerparty #historyofwomen #dianegelon #colleborativeart #feministart #feminism taken in Galleria Alberta Pane by @judy.chicago

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I always admired Gloria; her grit, her glamor, her fortitude and her optimism. But it wasn't until she wrote the Introduction to my 2021 autobiography, "The Flowering" that I realized that she had visited - and been moved - by "Womanhouse", the 1972 female- centered installation that marked the beginning of Feminist art. Over the years, we had a number of interactions in which she demonstrated why she became such an important symbol to people all over the world. Who will pick up the torch she carried and help propel us forward at this bleak time?

Photo: Gloria Steinem and Judy Chicago during their "The Flowering" book event at Salon, New York City, 2021. Photo by Donald Woodman by @judy.chicago

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NOW ON VIEW: “The End: A Meditation of Death and Extinction” at the Vancouver Art Gallery!

When I was creating this series ten years ago, it was the culmination of 50 years of studio practice and a concept visible through my work since the 1970s: the feminist principle that justice for all people is connected to a global justice that includes the humane treatment of all creatures.

“Future Geographies: Art in the Century of Climate Change” is the first major exhibition in Canada to examine the intersection of the climate crisis and contemporary art on a global scale. We have been warned about climate change for decades, but the human race has not been able to alter the course we are on - one that threatens not only the planet and the amazing creatures who share it but our own future as well.

What are you doing to help our environment? Put ideas of impactful actions in the comments below.

📌 Vancouver Art Gallery
🗓️ May 14, 2026, to January 10, 2027 by @judy.chicago

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