in November 11, 1929, a woman is born in New York who will change the way art looks at the body, gender, and power.
The Ida Applebroog, American visual artist, painter, and sculptor, was one of the most powerful and honest voices of the feminist movement in 20th-century art.
🎨 Art as Confession
Applebroog didn't just paint. Εξομολογούνταν μέσα από τις γραμμές, τα σώματα και τα σύμβολα.
In her works, the figures often seem trapped in scenes of silent tension — as if caught between desire and oppression, intimacy and violence.
Her aesthetic combined design, text, narration, and repetition, creating a language that is both visual and political.
Her works did not shout; they whispered a truth that many were afraid to hear.
🖌️ Topics and Style
Applebroog dealt with issues φύλου, σεξουαλικότητας, ταυτότητας και εξουσίας — always through the lens of the personal and the social.
Her art became a mirror of the times, highlighting the violence that exists in everyday relationships, families, and institutions.
Its forms are often abstract but full of emotion, as if they were born from some dark dream.
Her work reminds us that simplicity can be explosive, when accompanied by sincerity.
🪶 From isolation to voice
In the 1970s, Applebroog temporarily withdrew from the art world, spending a period in seclusion. There, she began creating again— alone, at home, producing hundreds of designs and small self-publications that he called “Books by Ida”.
These small, personal projects formed the basis for her subsequent career, proving that creation is an act of survival.
🏛️ Recognition and Legacy
Her works have been exhibited in the world's most important museums:
at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art της Νέας Υόρκης.
Applebroog left behind a legacy of strength and honesty — recalling that art is not decoration, but dialogue, trauma, and revelation.
