American, 1929 - 2023
Ida Applebroog spent six decades conducting a sustained inquiry into the polemics of human relations. She explored themes of violence and power, gender politics, women’s sexuality, and domestic space, using images stylistically reminiscent of comics, at once beguiling and disturbing. Appropriating mainstream media in innovative and surprising ways, this pioneering artist of the feminist movement and avatar of its enduring legacy transformed her canvases into the structural elements of an uncanny theater where visitors are both audience and actors.
Born in Bronx, New York, in 1929, Ida Applebroog attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1948-50). She moved to Chicago in 1956, later attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1965-68). She relocated to San Diego, California, and in 1973 she taught at the University of California in San Diego before returning to New York. Starting in 1977 she circulated a series of self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics.
Applebroog was the recipient of many awards, including a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Achievement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College Art Association.
Born in Bronx, New York, in 1929, Ida Applebroog attended NY State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1948-50). She moved to Chicago in 1956, later attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1965-68). She relocated to San Diego, California, and in 1973 she taught at the University of California in San Diego before returning to New York. Starting in 1977 she circulated a series of self-published books through the mail, and joined Heresies/A Feminist Journal on Art and Politics.
Applebroog was the recipient of many awards, including a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Achievement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the College Art Association.
