Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake. Until January 16, 2022. Pulitzer Arts Foundation. St. Louis, United States

American artist Hannah Wilke (1940–93) created innovative and provocative art to affirm life. Her work embraces the vitality and vulnerability of the human body as essential to experiencing life and connecting with each other. She explored this subject in sculpture, photography, video, drawing, and performance. Wilke used her art to challenge gender inequality and empower all of us to realize a more sensuous connection to life and a more liberated society.

Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake is the first major presentation of the artist’s work in over a decade. This installation features some of Wilke’s most iconic works in addition to some that have rarely been shown, highlighting the dynamic interplay between distinct bodies of work across her three-decade career. Through a loosely chronological presentation of more than 100 objects, the exhibition offers new perspectives on this critical and influential artist, revealing her to be a trailblazer who was as invested in advancing the position of women in society as she was in developing a unique artistic practice.

Hannah Wilke
Untitled, 1867
pastel, charcoal, and graphite on paper
17 3/8 x 24 inches
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Photo: Eleanore Hopper
Courtesy of Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is an art museum dedicated to fostering meaningful experiences with art and architecture. Since its founding in 2001, the museum has presented art from around the world in its celebrated building by Tadao Ando and its surrounding neighborhood. Offering personal encounters with art, the Pulitzer brings art and people together to explore ideas and inspire new perspectives.