In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating female-identifying and non-binary artists who deserve greater recognition. And who better to shine the spotlight on them than some of the art world’s leading women artists? Below, nine established artists—Shirin Neshat, Tara Donovan, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Anicka Yi, Rachel Rose, Diana Al-Hadid, Arlene Shechet, Senga Nengudi, and Laurie Simmons—tell us about the emerging and underrepresented talents who inspire them.
“Janet Biggs uses performance to amplify under-known regions of the planets. She travels to remote destinations, often dangerous ones, to create video environments that bring those regions into public view. Her performances have extended to ‘voyages to the moon’ and she has lately added musical components to these projects.”
