In An American Vision, Edward Lucie-Smith described Resolutions as a post modern project in that it subverts the traditions of both needlework and proverbs. The exhibition – which premiered at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and traveled to eight venues – consists of a series of painted and needleworked images created by Judy Chicago and executed by a group of highly accomplished needleworkers, many of whom had worked with Chicago on previous projects.
Begun in 1994 with the intention of addressing the problem of the seemingly widespread breakdown of social values, Resolutions reinterprets traditional adages and proverbs for the future. A collaboratively produced Sampler introduces the exhibit which groups the work into such age-old values as Family, Responsibility, Tolerance, Human Rights, Conversation, Hope, and Change. Resolutions puts forth a playful contemporary vision of old-fashioned ideas, casting these in a multi-cultural and contemporary perspective.
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Judy Chicago, Home Sweet Home, 2000, counted cross-stitch and embroidery on cotton, 37 x 25.5 in., needlework by Pat Rudy-Baese, Jane Thompson and Joyce Gilbert. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Home Sweet Home from Family, 2000, sprayed acrylic, oil paint, and embroidery on linen, 24 x 18 in., needlework by Pamella Nesbit, private collection. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Paddle Your Own Canoe from Responsibility, 2000, modified Aubusson tapestry, 30 x 40 in., weaving by Audrey Cowan, private collection. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Turn Over A New Leaf from Conservation, 2000, painting, applique, and embroidery on linen and charmeuse, 18 x 24 in., appliqué and embroidery by Jane Thompson, private collection. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, We're All in the Same Boat from Tolerance, 2000, sprayed acrylic, oil paint, applique, embroidery and smocking on fabric, 22 x 28 in., needlework by Mary Ewanoski, assisted by Jacquelyn Alexander Moore . © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, A Chicken in Every Pot from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, 24 x 18 in., Needlework by Helen Eisenberg, Jane Thompson, Mary Ewanoski, and Pamella Nesbit. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Welcome with Open Arms from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, 24 x 18 in., needlework by Joyce Gilbert, Jane Thompson, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Bury the Hatchet from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, 24 x 18 in., needlework by Lynda Paterson, Jane Thompson, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Detail from Bury the Hatchet from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, needlework by Lynda Paterson, Jane Thompson, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Two Heads Are Better Than One from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, 24 x 18 in., needlework by Betsy Smullen, Jane Thompson, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Begin with a Clean Slate from Human Rights, 2000, painting, needlepoint, applique, and embroidery on satin and needlepoint canvas, 24 x 18 in., needlework by Louise Otewalt, Jane Thompson, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn from Hope, 2000, sprayed acrylic, oil paint, and embroidery on portrait linen, 24 x 40 in., needlework by Pamella Nesbit, private collection. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Detail from It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn from Hope, 2000, sprayed acrylic, oil paint, and embroidery on portrait linen, needlework by Pamella Nesbit, private collection. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Hitch Your Wagon to a Star from Hope, 2000, painting, applique, embroidery, and quilting on portrait linen, 54 x 54 in., appliqué, embroidery, and quilting by Jacquelyn Moore Alexander, Jane Thompson, Pat Rudy-Baese, and Mary Ewanoski. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Find It In Your Heart from Change, 2000, paint, embroidery, and Japanese gold embroidery on wood, 78 x 50 x 38 in., executed by Paula Daves and Lynda Patterson. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Detail from Find It In Your Heart from Change, 2000, paint, embroidery, and Japanese gold embroidery on wood, executed by Paula Daves and Lynda Patterson. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Detail from Find It In Your Heart from Change, 2000, paint, embroidery, and Japanese gold embroidery on woodexecuted by Paula Daves and Lynda Patterson. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Judy Chicago, Do A Good Turn, 2000, reverse applique, quilting, and embroidery on fabric, 52 x 52 in., Appliqué, quilting, and embroidery by Jacquelyn Moore Alexander. © Judy Chicago/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
