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A half-century before the hashtag, artists were on the front lines of #MeToo

  • Written by Vivien G. Fryd, Professor of Art History, Vanderbilt University
The 2002 installation 'Rape Garage' displayed statistics about rape, along with first-person narratives about sexual trauma.Stefanie Bruser, Josh Edwards, Katie Grone and Lindsey Lee. Mixed media site installation at “At Home: A Kentucky Project with Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman.” 2001-2002. Courtesy the Flower Archive, housed at...

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