She didn’t speak to other women for 28 years

October 25, 2025

Lee Lozano crashed through New York’s art world in the 1960s, disrupting all of its conventions. When it came to using her life in her work, the artist went about as far as a person can go — she did not speak to other women for 28 years.

Lee Lozano leans on the ground in front of a large blackboard on which "Design Imagine" has been written.

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