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Oh, Marilyn!: Pauline Boty, Jann Haworth, Penny Slinger and Judy Chicago

Past exhibition
21 January - 12 March 2022 London
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Pauline Boty, A Big Hand, 1961
Pauline Boty, A Big Hand, 1961

Gazelli Art House presents Oh, Marilyn! a group exhibition dedicated to the 60s wave of female emancipation in the UK and US.

Works by four iconic artists: Pauline Boty, Judy Chicago, Penny Slinger and gallery artist Jann Haworth depict a time of change and rebirth of perception and acceptance of a new and different female role within society.

 

Showing for the second time at the gallery, Pauline Boty (1938-1966) was a founder of British Pop Art and Britain’s most notable Pop Art painter. Her paintings and collage work often made references to female sexuality as well as current affairs, criticizing the nature of the “man’s world.” On display in the exhibition are Angel (60s) and A Big Hand (ca. 1961), a collage work depicting a female hand holding sculptural figures from Rome’s Trevi Fountain above a Victorian park scene.

 

Gallery artist Jann Haworth (b. 1942) moved to London from Los Angeles in 1961 to study at the Slade School of Fine Art, becoming a pioneer of soft sculptures that led her to challenge the notion of female form serving as a muse or object of desire. Exhibited works include the Pom Pom Girl (1964-65), China Cabinet (1963-1964), Dog (1962), Linder Doll (1965), Still Life Marble Fabric ( 1962) and Rhinestones (1963-64), underpinning Haworth’s critical contribution towards the development of women artists’ voices in the West.

 

Penny Slinger (b. 1947) explores feminism and eroticism through work including photography, film and sculpture. On display are a series of vintage black and white photographs from the artist’s subversive Bride Book (1973) and works from her 1973 series Mouthpieces, which are collage and sculptural works consisting of wax casts of the artist’s mouth combined with various objects. Empowerment for women to find their voice and challenge the status quo of that time.

 

Multidisciplinary artist Judy Chicago was a trailblazing pioneer of the feminist movement in the 1960s and ’70s; for decades, she has made work that celebrates the multiplicity of female identity. The exhibition features And She Vomited up the Sun and the Moon and then the night had its Own Light (1981) and her pyrotechnic Atmospheres series, a work which began in 1968 when the Chicago lined a Pasadena Street with billowing fog machines, an action that was meant to radically feminise an urban space, cloud its use-value, and soften its hard man-made edges. The series evolved over the next decade as a protest against the male-dominated art scene of the 1970s, where the land artists were almost entirely men.

 

The exhibition title draws on the 60th death anniversary of Marilyn Monroe, whose death represented a departure point for female empowerment. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Women’s Aid.

 

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  • WATCH OH, MARILYN! TALK ON THE LEGACY OF PAULINE BOTY, WITH ALI SMITH AND SUE TATE
  • WATCH OH, MARILYN! IN CONVERSATION GRISELDA POLLOCK WITH JANN HAWORTH AND PENNY SLINGER
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Works
  • Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Point Taken, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Point Taken, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Wedding Cake - Consider the Lilies..., 1973
    Penny Slinger, Wedding Cake - Consider the Lilies..., 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Banana Split, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Banana Split, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Pearl of Wisdom, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Pearl of Wisdom, 1973
  • Judy Chicago, Guided by the Goddess, 1985
    Judy Chicago, Guided by the Goddess, 1985
  • Judy Chicago, Santa Barbara Museum Atmosphere, Santa Barbara, CA, 1969/2018
    Judy Chicago, Santa Barbara Museum Atmosphere, Santa Barbara, CA, 1969/2018
  • Judy Chicago, And She Vomited up the Sun and the Moon and then the night had its Own Light, 1981
    Judy Chicago, And She Vomited up the Sun and the Moon and then the night had its Own Light, 1981
  • Judy Chicago, Pink Atmosphere, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, 1971/2018
    Judy Chicago, Pink Atmosphere, Cal State Fullerton, Fullerton, CA, 1971/2018
  • Jann Haworth, Rhinestone Ring, 1963- 1964
    Jann Haworth, Rhinestone Ring, 1963- 1964
  • Jann Haworth, Rhinestones , 1963-1964
    Jann Haworth, Rhinestones , 1963-1964
  • Jann Haworth, Pom Pom Girl, 1964-1998
    Jann Haworth, Pom Pom Girl, 1964-1998
  • Jann Haworth, Still Life Marble Fabric, 1962
    Jann Haworth, Still Life Marble Fabric, 1962
  • Jann Haworth, Dog, 1962
    Jann Haworth, Dog, 1962
  • Jann Haworth, China Cabinet, 1963-1964
    Jann Haworth, China Cabinet, 1963-1964
  • Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Are You Sure You Can Handle All That?, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Are You Sure You Can Handle All That?, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Funny Business, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - Funny Business, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Abreast of the Situation, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Abreast of the Situation, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Blood of a Poetess, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Blood of a Poetess, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - That's What All the Fuss is About?, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Bride and Groom - That's What All the Fuss is About?, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Having Our Cake and Eating It - 2, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Having Our Cake and Eating It - 2, 1973
  • Penny Slinger, Wedding Cake - Cakewalk - 1, 1973
    Penny Slinger, Wedding Cake - Cakewalk - 1, 1973
  • Judy Chicago, Desert Atmosphere, Palm Desert, CA, 1969/2018
    Judy Chicago, Desert Atmosphere, Palm Desert, CA, 1969/2018
  • Pauline Boty, A Big Hand, 1961
    Pauline Boty, A Big Hand, 1961
  • Pauline Boty, Angel, 60s
    Pauline Boty, Angel, 60s
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News
  • FAD Magazine | Top 10 stories of 2022

    FAD Magazine | Top 10 stories of 2022

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  • Apollo Magazine | Museum Acquisition Round up

    Apollo Magazine | Museum Acquisition Round up

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  • Oh, Marilyn! Talk on the Legacy of Pauline Boty with Ali Smith and Sue Tate

    Oh, Marilyn! Talk on the Legacy of Pauline Boty with Ali Smith and Sue Tate

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  • ArtForum | Must-See Shows: Oh, Marilyn!

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  • Upcoming: Oh, Marilyn! Talk on the Legacy Of Pauline Boty, With Ali Smith & Sue Tate

    Upcoming: Oh, Marilyn! Talk on the Legacy Of Pauline Boty, With Ali Smith & Sue Tate

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  • FAD Magazine | Judy Chicago and Oh, Marilyn!

    FAD Magazine | Judy Chicago and Oh, Marilyn!

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  • Oh, Marilyn! In Conversation Griselda Pollock With Jann Haworth and Penny Slinger

    Oh, Marilyn! In Conversation Griselda Pollock With Jann Haworth and Penny Slinger

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