Judy Chicago Menstruation Bathroom

Pristine white with feminine hygiene products double wrapped the bathroom was shrouded in silence and became a metaphor for the unspeakable.

Judy chicago menstruation bathroom. Artwork page for menstruation bathroom from womanhouse judy chicago 1972 printed c 1972. About judy chicago. Artist judy chicago s official website. Second she made the photolithograph red flag in 1971 third in 1972 chicago created the installation menstruation bathroom as part of the feminist.

Chicago born judith cohen in 1939 created the first feminist art collective called feminist arts. The bathroom is painted a stark white and a layer of gauze covers the shelves. Follow judy chicago on facebook and instagram for the latest news and updates. First the unpublished play my menstrual life in december 1971 in collaboration with university of california berkeley political scientist isabel welsh.

In the span of two years judy chicago created three artworks about menstruation. Courtesy of schlesinger library. Judy chicago recall under a shelf full of all the paraphernalia with which this culture cleans up menstruation was a garbage can filled with the unmistakable marks of our animality. A bathroom where every fixture is painted bright lipstick red.

But the other night i found an installation by judy chicago that i had not seen before and given that women are just starting to talk about their periods in everyday conversation i thought i d discuss judy chicago s menstruation bathroom. Menstruation bathroom by judy chicago. A woman s menstrual cycle is something that is never supposed to be discussed in a public manner. Womanhouse exhibition booklet showing judy chicago s menstruation bathroom 1971.

One of the most famous and memorable exhibits was judy chicago s menstruation bathroom the display was a white bathroom with a shelf of feminine hygiene products in boxes and a trash can full of used feminine hygiene products the red blood striking against the white background. Stage lights were used to light the bathroom. Judy chicago menstruation bathroom 1995 mixed media. Exhibitions and news.

The room features 200 plastic lipsticks a fur lined bathtub and a female figure painted entirely red. The installation featured a white bathroom with a shelf of boxed feminine hygiene products and a trash can filled with used feminine hygiene products the red blood striking against the white background.