Toxic Shock Oral History

Title: Toxic Shock Subtitle: History of Contemporary Art in Dallas Oral History Collection Thumbnail:

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Toxic Shock is an artist collective formed by Frances Bagley, Julie Cohn, Debora Hunter, Linda Finnell, and Susan Magilow in 1980 to approach issues like politics, power, gender, and identity. Individually, these women practiced art in varying media—sculpture, photography, painting and drawing, and video. Together, they leveraged their talents to create works that crossed media boundaries.

Interviewee: Toxic Shock (Frances Bagley, Julie Cohn, Debora Hunter, and Susan Magilow)
Interviewer: Leigh Arnold
Date: May 22, 2012
Location: Dallas Museum of Art