7 DAYS, 2014-2017
At the interface between the grand narratives and the everyday, a series of smaller works, also in compressed lint, chronicles the specific political events that defined the early years of the women’s liberation movement. The covers of 7 Days traverse a broad range of issues from the unionization of the prisoners, to unemployment, abortion rights, and the anti-apartheid struggle, all of which still resonate today. A short-lived weekly newspaper, 7 Days was founded by an alliance of women engaged in feminist politics and men of the non-aligned ‘revolutionary left’ in October, 1971 and ran until May, 1972. During that time, Kelly contributed articles and illustrations to several issues. The magazine’s inclusive overview represents a forceful precedent for the ‘intersectional feminism’ of recent times.
7 Days
Installation view
Susanne Vielmetter Projects Los Angeles, 2016
7 Days, March 1972, 2012
Compressed lint
41 x 34 x 2 inches
7 Days, February 1972, 2014
Compressed lint
41 x 34 x 2 inches