Mira Schor's early California paintings from 1971-1973 exhibited at Lyles & King

Mira Schor's exhibition at Lyles & King in New York features her California paintings from 1971 to 1973, a period when she moved to Los Angeles after graduating from NYU. In 1972, she joined the Feminist Art Program at CalArts, founded by Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, and participated in the Womanhouse project. The show includes narrative triptychs and student works that examine female attire through a consciousness-raising lens, characterized by flattened, naive styles with vibrant colors and symbolic elements like shoes filled with painted nails. These pieces, unseen for nearly 50 years, blend critique and celebration, reflecting themes of constriction and liberation. The exhibition runs through May 19 at 106 Forsythe Street, highlighting Schor's unique, mythopoeic approach that has distinguished her in contemporary art.