Jason Dubs "Lil Picard" Gallery Talk
Grey Art Gallery
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An early feminist, Lil Picard (1899–1994) was a fixture in the Downtown New York art scene of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s as both artist and critic. Multitalented—she also designed hats—Picard was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1937. In a life spanning nearly a century, she associated with the Berlin Dada group in the 1920s; exhibited in Greenwich Village’s Tenth Street galleries in the 1940s; frequented Andy Warhol’s Factory; and created Happenings and took part in the performance scene in the 1960s and ’70s. Influenced early on by Brecht’s critical satire, Picard explored the trauma of the Vietnam War and other political issues in her multi-media installations. In addition to performance props and documentation, the exhibition includes over 70 paintings, sculptures, drawings, and collages
By Jason Dubs, Graduate Curatorial Assistant, Grey Art Gallery, and Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
[Image: Lil Picard "Untitled" (1963) Assemblage with open metal cigarette box, 5 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/4 in. Lil Picard Collection, University of Iowa Museum of Art]
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May 19, 2010 from 18:30