Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Artist and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain reflects on Judy Chicago’s landmark feminist installation, The Dinner Party, and its power to reclaim women’s place in history. She explores how the work’s scale, materials, and distinctly American perspective transformed forms once dismissed as “women’s art” into a monumental statement.

Part of Art of America: Iconic Works Defining and Shaping the United States, a digital storytelling series from the Aspen Institute Arts Program.