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RSS FeedsIf women ruled the world: Dior`s Judy Chicago tribute is more than a gimmick
(The Guardian Culture News)

 
 

21 january 2020 20:08:05

 
If women ruled the world: Dior`s Judy Chicago tribute is more than a gimmick
(The Guardian Culture News)
 


Would buildings resemble wombs? Would God be female? Would there be violence? This collaboration between the new woman at Dior and the great feminist artist had some terrific bannersOn Monday, Diorīs haute couture show took place within the mighty womb of a female deity, created by formidable American artist Judy Chicago. Guests were seated within a custom version of an unrealised sculpture the influential feminist had first proposed in 1977 as Inflatable Mother Goddess. Chicagoīs proposition `What If Women Ruled the World?` set the tone for a fashion collection inspired by proto-feminist heroines dating back to prehistory.Embroidered banners, three-metres high, posed follow-on questions: `Would Buildings Resemble Wombs?` `Would God Be Female?` `Would There Be Violence?` `Would Both Women and Men Be Gentle?` It was a spectacular backdrop for the fashion show, though Chicago pointed out that the sculpture and its hangings were more than that. `We made art,` she told the New York Times. Continue reading...


 
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