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MOVING TARGETS

Duane Thomas Gallery, New York, Tribeca

 “Moving Targets”
 an exhibition on Lucy Lippard’s Feminist Essays on Women’s Art 1970-1993.
Duane Thomas Gallery is pleased to present “Moving Targets”, an exhibition that draws from Lucy Lippard’s newly published compilation of Feminist Essays (Sidelman and Co 2024) titled “moving Targets.” This dynamic exhibition expands on the concept introduced in Lippard’s collection of essays by incorporating pivotal feminist artwortks that have shaped the trajectory of feminist art history. Central to the exhibition is the re-examination of three of Lippard’s most influential books: From the Center: Feminist Essays on Women’s Art (1976), The Pink Glass Swan: Selected Feminist Essays on Art (1995), and Get the Message? A Decade of Art for Social Change (1984). These texts are woven together to form a conceptual framework that underscores the ongoing relevance of feminist thought in contemporary art.
“Moving Targets” which will open on February 28th 2025, delves into how feminist artists have continuously recalibrated the targets of mainstream art discourse, pushing the boundaries of representation, authorship, and politics. The exhibition re-engages Lippard’s iconic texts, amplifying their critical reflections on women’s contributions to art, as well as their continued disruption of the normative art historical canon. Through a curated selection of works by artists who align with or have been inspired by Lippard’s scholarship, the exhibition expands the conversation around feminist art practice—past, present, and future.
Featured Artists & Works
The exhibition showcases a powerful group of artists whose work resonates with the feminist themes explored in Lippard’s writing. Their diverse practices are a testament to the persistence and evolution of feminist discourse in contemporary art:

  • Cynthia Carlson: Carlson’s Cozy Hang (1974) underscore her commitment to questioning the spatial and material boundaries traditionally imposed on women’s artistic expression.
  • Nancy Graves: Known for her intersection of sculpture and film, Graves’ Izy Boukir (1971) offers a meditative critique of technology and the patriarchal exploration of space, invoking themes of distance and belonging.
  • Shirley Pettibone: Pettibone’s early mixed-media works probe the gendered construction of power, drawing on archetypes of myth and memory.
  • Adrian Piper: The Mythic Being, 1973.
  • Barbara Zucker: Zucker’s Dark Huts (1973) channels organic abstraction, using repetitive shapes to investigate the intersections of body, space, and feminism..
  • Sue Coe: “Baby Killers,” 1983
  • Mimi Smith: “Slippers,” 1968
  • Brenda Miller: “Andromeda,” 1976
  • May Stevens: “Big Daddy with Hats,” 1971
  • Eunice Golden: “Cronus,” 1968