Prior to creating consciously feminist art and other work rich in content, Chicago made significant contributions to the direction and focus of Minimalism as part of the Los Angeles-based Finish Fetish movement. The geometric forms, meticulously applied finishes, and luminous, gradated hues of color in paintings, drawings and sculptural works she created between 1965 and 1973 also laid the aesthetic foundations for her own later work. Rainbow Pickett, first created in 1966 and later destroyed by the artist, was re-created in 2004 and served as the hallmark image for a major Minimalist retrospective held that year at LAMOCA.
