art JUDY CHICAGO
and then all that has divided us will merge
and then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind
and then both men
and women will be gentle
and then both women
and men will be strong
and then the greed of some will
give way to the needs of many
and then all will share equally in the earth’s abundance
and then all will care
for the sick and the weak and the old
and then all will live in harmony with each other and the earth
and then everywhere
will be called eden once again
excerpt from “The Merger Poem (The Dinner Party).” by Judy Chicago
interview by JEFFREY DEITCH
portraits by DONALD WOODMAN
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