Gloria: Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s

New York: White Columns, 2002. 12 tabloid pp; 23 b&w ills., list of feminist milestones, annotated exhibition list. $10 plus s/h. Catalog in tabloid format for the exhibition “Gloria: Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s” at the Galleries at Moore, Jan 21–Feb. 26, 2003. “Gloria” was curated by Catherine Morris and Ingrid Schaffner and organized by White Columns, where it was shown Sept. 13–Oct. 20, 2003.

Text includes: “Curators’ Statement” by Ingrid Schaffner & Catherine Morris “Director’s Introduction” by Lauren Ross, Director/Chief Curator, White Columns “In 2002, I can easily ask Jeeves, my courteous male internet butler and worthy search engine, to provide me with a definition for feminism” by Dara Birnbaum “I answer this request with observations based on my personal experiences” by Adrian Piper “Email to a young woman artist” by Mira Schor “Those days, the 70s, were really still the 60s and we were warriors breaking new ground” by Eleonor Antin Responses to an invitation to SAY SOMETHING ABOUT TODAY’S FEMINISM (Jacki Apple, Jennifer Baumgardner & Amy Richards, Lynda Benglis, Anna C. Chave, Jill Fields, Nancy Grossman, Lucy Lippard, Cindy Nesmer, Yoko Ono, Arlene Raven, Carolee Schneemann, Mimi Smith, Martha Wilson, Nancy Youdelman) Quotes selected to give voice to the activism which united feminist aritsts throughout the 1970s (Lawrence Alloway, Artists in Residence Inc., Muriel Castanis, Chrysalis, West East Coast Bag, VALIE EXPORT, Feminist Art Workers, Shulamith Firestone, Heresies, Max Kozloff, Rosalind Krauss, Lucy Lippard, Pat Mainardi, Joseph Masheck & Annette Michelson, Yoko Ono, Carolee Schneemann, Sherry Ortner, Barbara Rose, Martha Rosler, Nancy Spero, Women’s Interest Center, Hannah Wilke) “Gloria: Another Look at Feminist Art of the 1970s,” is a selected survey that advances the legacy of Feminism through action and performance-based works. Spanning the entire decade of the ’70s, it brings together artists not often examined within the same context, ranging from those who emerged during the 1960s to those who became established during the early 1980s. Curated by Catherine Morris and Ingrid Schaffner, this exhibition also incorporates the work of relatively lesser-known figures, who have remained committed practitioners but have not achieved the same level of public notoriety as their peers. An historical context is established through the presentation of correspondence, journals, photographs, and other documentary materials. Seen collectively, the works in “Gloria” shift attention away from traditional art objects and representational imagery to focus on the art's radical essence and strategies of empowerment. “Gloria” participates in a larger re-appraisal now taking place through exhibitions, publications and scholarship devoted to the feminist decade. Named for diverse figures within popular culture—Gloria Steinem (the founder of Ms. Magazine and former Playboy Bunny); Gloria Stivik (the outspoken liberal daughter of bigoted Archie Bunker in the television series All in the Family); the eponymous song (as performed by Patti Smith); and the film by John Cassavetes—“Gloria” aims to reintroduce the efforts of those pioneering artists whose influence is often taken for granted. In particular, this exhibition seeks to reconcile feminist art of the 1970s with the feminist content of work by a current generation of artists. Catherine Morris is an independent curator and writer focusing on alternative art forms of the 1970s. She has been the curator of many exhibitions including “Girls School,” “Food,” and “Confrontations: The Guerrilla Art Action Group, 1969–1976.” Morris is the author of The Essential Cindy Sherman. Ingrid Schaffner is senior curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, whose recent curatorial projects include “Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, More . . . on collecting,” “Richard Tuttle, In Parts, 1998–2001,” and “The Photogenic: Photography Through its Metaphors.” To purchase call 215-965-4027 For mail orders: Visa, Mastercard, check, or moneyorder (payable to The Galleries at Moore/MCAD) The Galleries at Moore Moore College of Art & Design 20th Street & The Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 Booksellers may return purchased books for a period of up to 2 months following the invoice date. Galleries Directory | Levy Gallery Artists Registry | Publications & Artists | Email Moore College of Art and Design

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