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Book Launch | Openings: A Memoir from the Women’s Art Movement, New York City 1970 – 1992 by Sabra Moore

Through Moore’s witty, nuanced, and poignant narration, readers follow the stories of these bold, trailblazing women as they find ways to create personally and politically meaningful artworks, exhibitions, protests, and institutions in response to war, environmental degradation, violence against women, struggles for reproductive freedom, and racial tension—all while fighting for greater opportunities for women in the art world.

Moore brings the complexity of this era alive thanks to meticulous journals she kept and her generous inclusion of fellow artists. Gracefully mixing detailed historical accounts, poignant personal narratives, and thoughtful introspection about art, writing, identity, family, and dreams, she illuminates the breadth of women’s struggles and triumphs. Among her stories are particulars of her work as a counselor in New York City’s first legal abortion clinic (including organizing union contracts for the clinic workers), her own nearly fatal abortion in Guinea, and her abuse and attempted murder by her former art teacher. She writes about organizing protests against the Museum of Modern Art, creating politically charged exhibitions with her peers in New York and beyond, and editing the collaborative feminist art journal, Heresies, with the Heresies Collective.











When: Wed., Oct. 26, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: powerHouse Arena
28 Adams St.
718-666-3049
Price: Free
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Through Moore’s witty, nuanced, and poignant narration, readers follow the stories of these bold, trailblazing women as they find ways to create personally and politically meaningful artworks, exhibitions, protests, and institutions in response to war, environmental degradation, violence against women, struggles for reproductive freedom, and racial tension—all while fighting for greater opportunities for women in the art world.

Moore brings the complexity of this era alive thanks to meticulous journals she kept and her generous inclusion of fellow artists. Gracefully mixing detailed historical accounts, poignant personal narratives, and thoughtful introspection about art, writing, identity, family, and dreams, she illuminates the breadth of women’s struggles and triumphs. Among her stories are particulars of her work as a counselor in New York City’s first legal abortion clinic (including organizing union contracts for the clinic workers), her own nearly fatal abortion in Guinea, and her abuse and attempted murder by her former art teacher. She writes about organizing protests against the Museum of Modern Art, creating politically charged exhibitions with her peers in New York and beyond, and editing the collaborative feminist art journal, Heresies, with the Heresies Collective.

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