Inside Other Spaces

At the intersection of art, architecture and design, environments
create and transform space into an immersive experience,
inviting the audience to engage and interact. So far,
art history has been focused on the works of male artists
mostly from the US and Europe. Inside Other Spaces. Environments
by Women Artists 1956–1976 aims to signpost
a different narrative by highlighting women’s fundamental
contributions to this field. Redefining the canon, the
exhibition features 11 pioneering women artists from three
generations, spanning Asia, Europe, and the Americas: Judy
Chicago, Lygia Clark, Laura Grisi, Aleksandra Kasuba, Lea
Lublin, Marta Minujín, Tania Mouraud, Maria Nordman,
Nanda Vigo, Faith Wilding und Tsuruko Yamazaki. Given the
experimental nature of such environments, many of these
original works were dismantled or destroyed. The detailed
reconstructions and replicas, which are carried out with
the help of restorers and based on archival photographs,
construction plans, and material lists, are in many cases
presented here for the first time.

Conceived as a foundational research on the historiography
of environments, the publication comprises a wealth of
material shaping, mapping and illustrating the storyline(s)
of the notion, and provides leading scholars’ essays and
extensive bibliographies focused on individual artists and
environments exhibited in the show.