October 12, 2023 - January 14, 2024 "Herstory", New Museum, New York
February 20 - 26, 2023 Lieu37 and La Cité Audacieuse, Paris
DANAE.IO is delighted to present, in collaboration with DMINTI, a unique participatory work created by two generations of artists deeply committed to the feminist movement: Judy Chicago and Nadya Tolokonnikova.
Judy Chicago and Nadya Tolokonnikova invite all those who share feminist values and gender equality to make their voices heard, from New York to Mexico City, from New Delhi to Paris. These voices will take the form of collaborative artworks. This international project is inspired by the banners created by Judy Chicago, What If Women Ruled the World, in collaboration with Maria Grazia Chiuri for Dior's Spring-Summer 2020 Haute Couture show.
"What If Women Ruled the World?" is currently on view in "Herstory", the first comprehensive retrospective of Judy Chicago's work at the New Museum, curated by Massimiliano Gioni, from October 12, 2023 to January 14, 2024.
Two exhibitions were also held in France in 2023 to present this work:
At La Cité Audacieuse: a Parisian space dedicated to gender equality and the promotion of women's rights, within an ecosystem of feminist associations and solidarity initiatives. The City of Paris was a pioneer with the creation of La Cité Audacieuse, launched in March 2020 with the Fondation des Femmes.
At Lieu37 in Paris, during the collective exhibition Nexus Femina. This exhibition brought together and celebrated feminist artists from all over the world. Each woman or man was invited to record their voice in response to the central question "What if women ruled the world?". The selected answers were digitally assembled to create a monumental participatory work by Judy Chicago.
JUDY CHICAGO Born1939, Chicago, IL, USA Lives and works in Belen, NM, USA Judy Chicago is an American feminist artist, arts educator and renowned writer, known for her large-scale collaborative art installations exploring themes such as birth and creation, while examining the role of women in history and culture. In the 1970s, she founded the first feminist art program in the United States at California State University, Fresno, playing a catalytic role in art and art education. She is also famous for her work The Dinner Party, which celebrates the achievements of women throughout history and is widely regarded as a pioneering masterpiece of feminist art.
NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA Born1989, Norilsk, Russia Nadya Tolokonnikova is a founding member of Pussy Riot, the Russian feminist protest art collective. Living in exile since 2021, she is also co-founder of the independent press and media service Mediazona. She collaborated with Banksy on the Dismaland exhibition and created an immersive experience at London's Saatchi Gallery.
Judy Chicago & Nadya Tolokonnikova, "What if women ruled the world?". ⓒJudy Chicago & Nadya Tolokonnikova. Courtesy of the artists.
