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  • JUDY CHICAGO'S THE DINNER P...
    Deskins, Sally Brown

    Woman's art journal, 03/2020, Volume: 41, Issue: 1
    Journal Article

    Deskins focuses on the work by Judy Chicago entitled The Dinner Party and explains that her original methods offer a most proactive, critical, and approachable curatorial presentation, providing considerations for future research. Research on Chicago's The Dinner Party is abundant, focusing on the monumental table of thirty-nine place settings, each representing a woman who made some contribution to Western history. It was produced over a five-year period, from 1974 to 1979, with more than four hundred volunteers. Scholars have examined, praised, and criticized the installation, predominantly the sculptural table, from feminist and formal aesthetic perspectives. From Chicago's early innovations developing context through research, artistic experimentation, and creating a framework for honoring women's contributions to history, to The Dinner Party's contemporary display, the curatorial implications are significant.