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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology

Judy Chicago, Immolation, 1972.

Dec 14, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024
Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS, UK

In 1983, Barbara Kruger unveiled a groundbreaking solo show. It’s centerpiece was a black-and-white photograph of a woman lying on the ground, a leaf covering each eye; a text overlay read: “We won’t play nature to your culture.” It’s now 40 years later and this piece is on display in London alongside works by 50 international women and gender-nonconforming artists. The show’s theme arises from Kruger’s provocative text, which connects the oppression of women with the degradation of the planet. —Elena Clavarino

Photo courtesy of the artist; Salon 94, New York; and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco/© Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society, New York/courtesy of Through the Flower Archives