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OTIS
AWARDED GRANT FROM THE GETTY FOUNDATION TO
FOCUS
ON FEMINIST ART MOVEMENT IN LOS ANGELES
from The Getty Foundation to participate in the
largest collaborative project
undertaken
by museums in the region.
Otis’
project, A
Contribution to the Arts in Los Angeles is part of
the Getty Foundation’s larger initiative,
Pacific Standard Time: Art in
Angeles
art scene. The Woman’s Building was recognized as a major site of
activity
especially
during the 1970s and forms a significant role in the history of feminist art
and
art
history.
Research
for A Public Center of One’s Own will
begin in 2009 and will culminate
in a
scholarly exhibit and catalogue in 2012. Roundtable discussions will be
organized
between
scholars and artists who were involved with the Woman's Building; a timeline
of
Woman's Building activities will be created along with a list of artists
involved; and
Otis
faculty will assist in developing educational programs to connect to the
exhibition.
“The
Getty Foundation has recognized the rich tapestry of cultural influences that
make up
the art of
Muse: Life and Art at the Woman's Building. “The
breadth and scope of this project will
ensure
that a complete history of the art of this region is presented and
preserved.”
Leading
the project are artists Sue Maberry, Director of Library and Instructional
Technology
at Otis and Meg Linton, Director of Otis’ Ben Maltz Gallery and Public
Programs.
They will work closely with scholars Vivien Green Fryd, Ph.D., Alexandra
Juhasz,
Ph.D., Jennie Klein, Ph.D., Michelle Moravec, Ph.D., and Jennifer Sorkin, Ph.D.
in designing
an exhibition about the role of the Woman’s Building and the feminist art
movement
of
“A Public Center of One’s Own will
highlight the participants, contributions, and
works
of art that contributed to the formation of feminist art history, something
that
needs
to be considered in the broader scheme of western art history,” says
Fryd. “Too
frequently,
approaches are taken that privilege
Angeles
was quite different and equally influential,” adds Moravec.
Also
participating in the project are Sondra Hale and Terry Wolverton, who are
current
members of the Woman’s Building Board of Directors and co-editors of From
Site to Vision: The Woman’s Building in Contemporary
Culture; and Otis professors
Meg
Cranston, Marlena Donohue, Parme Giuntini, Suzanne Lacy, Kali Nikitas, and
Kerri
Steinberg.
“There
has never been an exhibition or scholarly exhibition catalogue that has
fully
explored all the contributions of The Woman’s Building to art
history,” says
Maberry,
who was involved in the Woman’s Building as a Program Director.
Artist
Suzanne Lacy echoes the significance of the project, “As critical as the
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution exhibition,
curated by Connie Butler has been
in the
recent recognition of a completely under-explored era in art history, this
exhibition
proposed
by Otis will be even more central in revealing the radical political and
pedagogical
impulses of this important art movement.”
Sue Maberry
Director of Library & Instructional
310-665-6925
FAX 310 665-6998
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