Hannah Wilke

One of the foremost artists to emerge in the 1960s, Hannah Wilke was a trailblazer who was as invested in advancing the role of women in society as she was in developing an exceptional artistic practice. She stands as a pivotal figure in postwar American art for her role in shaping dialogues around art and feminism. Perhaps most significantly, she developed a uniquely feminist iconography that centers the female body and pleasure, which had been long excluded from art history. Wilke’s bold and distinctive work—formally inventive and conceptually rigorous—pushed against prevailing norms around gender and sexuality while also reflecting on the human condition more broadly. She brought to these subjects a witty and irreverent critique.

Painter, performance artist, sculptor, photographer, video artist: Hannah Wilke didn’t limit her artistic imagination to merely one medium. And the sheer scope of her work is reflected in “Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake,” an exhibition opening June 4 at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation. Wilke, who died in 1993 at...

BOSTON, MASS.- For the first time in more than 20 years, LaiSun Keane brings a public exhibition of an exclusive group of works by Hannah Wilke (1940-1993) to Boston titled Hannah Wilke: Friendship. The exhibition which illuminates the friendship between Wilke and Deena Axelrod, is being held at the gallery from February 18 to April 10, 2021. The last time Boston hosted an exhibition of Wilke ’s work was in 1996 at the Rose Art Museum. An Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 4 - 6 pm for an in-person celebration.

An exhibition of 100 artworks by Hannah Wilke, whose photos, sculptures, drawings and other pieces often shocked viewers in the 1960s-1990s, will open at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation on June 4. The museum describes Wilke as a "trailblazer whose efforts to develop an exceptional artistic practice were inextricably tied to...