About this episode

Judy Chicago discusses her career and the exhibition 'The Materiality of Judy Chicago' at the Venice Biennale.

Judy Chicago is an artist who works in sculpture, performance, needlework, and even fireworks. She has been making art for over 50 years and is the subject of a career retrospective at the Venice Biennale called The Materiality of Judy Chicago. She joins us to chat about the career-spanning exhibition, the art skills she gained from taking classes in auto body school, and much more! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Thorn

Guest: Judy Chicago

Topics covered

• art
• sculpture
• performance
• exhibition
• career retrospective
• female artists

Keywords

• Judy Chicago
• art
• Venice Biennale
• sculpture
• performance
• female artists
• exhibition

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Organizations: NPR

Books & works: The Materiality of Judy Chicago

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