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From the Archives: Andres Serrano, The Spirit and The Letter

Serrano's "Piss Christ" caused a scandal in 1989 when it was attacked by U.S. congressmen and religious leaders. The criticism missed the work's spiritual ambivalence.

• By
  Lucy Lippard
• Jan 5, 2023 8:00 am

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From the Archives: Sexual Politics, Art Style

Feminist scholar Lucy Lippard's 1971 op-ed about sexism in the art world.

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  Lucy Lippard
• Jun 16, 2022 10:27 am

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Letters: Identities Clarified?

In a 1993 letter to the editor, Jimmie Durham renounced American Indian identity. 

• By
  Lucy Lippard, Jimmie Durham, Nancy Marie Mitchell
• Aug 15, 2017 2:38 pm

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From the Archives: No Regrets

An art critic looks back on the hard-won achievements of feminist art and the current state of its legacy.

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  Lucy Lippard
• Mar 16, 2017 5:33 pm

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Made in the U.S.A.: Art from Cuba

In February 1985, José Bedia, Ricardo Rodríguez Brey and Flavio Garciandía arrived in the U.S. for a four-month stay as artists in residence at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. The…

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  Lucy Lippard
• Aug 11, 2015 4:35 pm

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From the Archives: Jimmie Durham—Postmodernist “Savage”

Jimmie Durham offers a dialogue for which neither the Native nor the non-Native world is ready.

• By
  Lucy Lippard
• Feb 1, 1993 12:00 am

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From the Archives: Out of the Safety Zone

In his determination to make the private public, David Wojnarowicz went beyond specific thematic material to forge a unique combination of politics and spirituality, of the known and unknown.

• By
  Lucy Lippard
• Dec 1, 1990 9:00 am