Jack Bankowsky, “Jack Bankowsky’s Highlights of 2021.” Artforum, Dec 1, 2021.
4: LORRAINE O’GRADY (BROOKLYN MUSEUM, NEW YORK.)
(CURATED BY CATHERINE MORRIS AND ARUNA D’SOUZA WITH JENÉE-DARIA STRAND)
Imagine Mademoiselle, America’s racial unconscious, ribald in a sea of gowns and tails! Covered from neckline to hem with scores of white, debutante-prim gloves, the unforgettable dress O’Grady donned to crash the festivities of the art elite in
the early ’80s (the garment served as the centerpiece of this overdue retrospective) was enough to remind old fans and educate new ones re: the seminal contribution of this fearless, ahead-of-her-times creator. (…)