▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁attended ▁the ▁Kunst ak adem ie ▁Düsseldorf ▁where ▁she ▁briefly ▁interact ed ▁with ▁Joseph ▁Be u ys ▁( he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁the ▁sem ester ▁she ▁arrived ). ▁ ▁Performance ▁Art , ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 1 9 8 0 ▁When ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Building , ▁a ▁cultural ▁center ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁Ch in at own ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁devoted ▁to ▁femin ist ▁art ▁and ▁cultural ▁change . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁and ▁Su z anne ▁L acy ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁large - scale ▁performances ▁that ▁often ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁public ▁settings . ▁Their ▁first ▁collaboration ▁was ▁In ▁M our ning ▁and ▁in ▁R age . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁founded ▁A RI AD NE : ▁A ▁Social ▁Art ▁Network , ▁a ▁support ▁system ▁for ▁women ▁artists . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Lab ow itz - Star us ▁and ▁L acy ▁created ▁Three ▁We eks ▁in ▁May , ▁an ▁extended ▁performance ▁work ▁designed ▁to ▁increase ▁visibility ▁and ▁start ▁convers ations ▁about ▁sexual ▁violence ▁against ▁women . ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Hill side ▁Str ang ler ▁mur ders ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁the ▁ 2 1 - day ▁project ▁involved ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁events