JUDY CHICAGO’S Niçoise salad

hrough searing, potent pieces such as and her smoke sculpture series, artist Judy Chicago has reimagined and rewritten the role of women in the history of art, confronting patriarchal systems with a fearless zest. Her chosen dish, selected for its simple genius, is a Niçoise salad, with a recipe attributed to Jennifer James, who co-owns Albuquerque restaurant Frenchish with Nelle Bauer. Photographed by Chicago’s husband Donald Woodman, the salad is served with carnations and a specially created mini smoke sculpture titled . ‘Until the pandemic, we regularly celebrated our wedding anniversary with the festive New Year’s Eve dinners that Jennifer cooked up at Frenchish. And in 2020 – our 35th – Jennifer and Nelle personally delivered our feast to us at home.’ When composing the salad, ingredients should be seasonal, in their prime, and ‘at the whim of mother nature’.