These women made art to change the world. 🎨🌿
When the government agreed to allow American nuclear weapons to be stored at RAF Greenham Common, hundreds of women arrived to protest the decision. The camp that they created around the base was full of women who were artists, writers, musicians, and performers. In this recording, Rebecca Mordan (of Scary Little Girls and Greenham Women Everywhere) explores the artistic output of these extraordinary women, and the lasting impact of their works.
Green Gate Daily Life Image Credits:
1. Green Gate. Photo by Carolyn Francis
2. Green Gate. Photo by Carolyn Francis
3. Photograph from Monica Sjöö’s personal archive, Courtesy Monica Sjöö Estate © Monica Sjöö Estate
4. Archival material. Courtesy of Maggie Parks and Greenham Women Everywhere
5. Blockade, July 1983. Photo by Janet Smith
6. Blockade, July 1983. Photo by Janet Smith
This audio was released by Modern Art Oxford to coincide with the exhibition Monica Sjöö: The Great Cosmic Mother (18 November 2023 – 25 February 2024). Modern Art Oxford is grateful to Rebecca Mordan, Scary Little Girls and Greenham Women Everywhere for their help in producing this recording. Monica Sjöö: The Great Cosmic Mother is curated by Jo Widoff, Moderna Museet, and Amy Budd, Modern Art Oxford, in collaboration with Moderna Museet, Stockholm and Moderna Museet Malmö, Sweden where it is showing from 13 May – 18 October 2023 and 23 March – 8 September 2024 respectively.
Collected at Modern Art Oxford