Can Art Change History and Society? > Likes and Comments
date
newest »
newest »
Great question, Kayla. Thank you. The Dinner Party as a piece, prioritized "famous yet unsung women in western history," and if that is the criterion, maybe Ruth Bader Ginzberg or Jane Goodall. But if that is not one's criterion, women across all of world history are in the running. My POV is so constricted by being a white American. My mind turns back to goddesss and mythical women. For me personally, obsessed as I am with global warming, Gaia comes to mind. And you?
Using The Dinner Party: Judy Chicago and the Power of Popular Feminism, 1970-2007 by Jane F. Gerhard, I keep wondering whether art can truly reshape the way society thinks about gender, history, and equality. Judy Chicago’s *The Dinner Party* was more than an art installation, it became a powerful feminist statement that challenged the historical invisibility of women.
Do you think controversial art is necessary to create social change?
Has society become better at recognizing women’s contributions today, or are many voices still overlooked?
And if *The Dinner Party* were created in today’s world, would it still have the same impact?
Jane Gerhard
I’d also love to know: if you could add one modern woman to *The Dinner Party* installation, who would you choose and why?