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Womanhouse
1974, 47 minutes, Color, DVD
Order No. W99428
WOMANHOUSE is an historic documentary about one of the most important feminist cultural events of the 1970s. Judy Chicago (best-known as the creator of THE DINNER PARTY) and Miriam Shapiro rented an old Hollywood mansion and altered its interior through decor and set-pieces to "search out and reveal the female experience...the dreams and fantasies of women as they sewed, cooked, washed and ironed away their lives." WOMANHOUSE is a fascinating historical look at feminism, its reception in the 1970s, and the ever-important relationship between art and social change.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
- Whitney Museum
- Venice Biennale
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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QUOTES
"The most potent film document I've yet seen on being female."
Beverly Walker
Women & Film Magazine
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RELATED LINKS
WomENhouse Website
Taking its inspiration from the 1972 WOMANHOUSE, the WomEnhouse website is a collaborative, multi-authored site that explores the politics of domesticity and gender relations through virtual "rooms" and conceptual domestic "spaces" by 24 artists, architects, poets, art historians, and cultural theorists.
National Musuem of Women in the Arts
The only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
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