- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd (May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0714835293
- ISBN-13: 978-0714835297
- Product Dimensions: 30 x 25.7 x 3.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 885,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Art and Feminism is a handsome, meaty volume which provides an excellent overview of the influence of feminist theory and politics on four decades of art by women artists ... The sheer heft of lavishly produced images will be indispensable to scholars, critics and artists.' (Art Monthly) 'Immensely important ... a valuable resource' (contemporary) 'Long overdue ... an indispensable read for everyone' (i-D) 'Beautifully designed, it is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive survey of key feminist works and texts.' (The Art Newspaper)
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In the late 1960s feminism exploded into popular consciousness. As women began to carve their own spaces in politics and the workplace, so too they demanded to enter art history - where traditionally they had chiefly featured as anonymous bodily subjects of art produced, patronized, collected and theorized by men. Indeed most feminist art until the late 1970s was preoccupied with re-presenting the female body, ranging from the guerilla street actions of Valie Export to the naked performances of Hannah Wilke, to Ana Mendieta's outlines of absent female bodies in the landscape. The emerging debates surrounding new feminist art were fiercely discussed: should women artists compete with men or exclude them? Is the naked female body, even in feminist artists' performances, still an objectification of women? From the 1960s to the millennium, "Art and Feminism" traces the changing art practices, art historical debates, manifestos, challenges, rediscoveries and reawakenings that characterize the dynamic, continuing dialogue between feminism and contemporary art. "Art and Feminism" explores the spaces "between" feminism and art, uncovering a shifting, reciprocal relationship. Accessibly and comprehensively ranging across the whole spectrum of art practice and theory, this volume includes the key texts of each period, ranging from the polemics of Germaine Greer and Valerie Solanas to definitions of new artforms by Lucy R. Lippard, to Laura Mulvey's influential film theory, to Craig Owen's Postmodern criticism, as well as rare original artists' statements and reviews. The diverse range of artists featured includes Laurie Anderson, Vanessa Beecroft, Louise Bourgeois, Sophie Calle, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Coco Fusco, Nan Goldin, Mona Hatoum, Jenny Holzer, Rebecca Horn, Barbara Kruger, Yayoi Kusama, Shirin Neshat, Yoko Ono, Adrian Piper, Pipilotti Rist, Jenny Saville, Carolee Schneemann, Rosemarie Trockel, Gillian Wearing and many others.
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If you are interested in contemporary Feminist art then this book is a like a bible! It will be useful to both students of history of art and fine art but also looks great on the coffee table! The illustrations and critical appraisals are excellent and provide a good foundation for further study and research into the growth of feminist art in the twentieth century and how this links with contemporary movements.
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great book!,
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It is most definitely a bible for those wanting to learn about feminist art and what place feminism obtains in the art world. I highly recommend!
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4.5 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant writing and art, beautiful book,
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This review is from: Art and Feminism (Themes & Movements) (Hardcover)
I saw this book reviewed in Bust mag and am so glad I got a copy for myself. Peggy Phelan and Helena Reckitt have accomplished a "portable gallery" in this book--it is like seeing all of the works themselves, but with commentary that helps at every step of the way. Peggy Phelan's introduction is great because she draws everything together in a way that I couldn't do on my own, and actually, I am amazed ANYONE could do it. Wow. The book is expensive but worth it because otherwise you would have to buy about 100 books to try and do for yourself what they did here. Peggy and Helena, and all the artists, YOU ROCK!!! 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Survey and Document of Both Feminism and Art,
By Jokie X Wilson "jokiex" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Art and Feminism (Themes & Movements) (Hardcover)
This book would be an excellent textbook for a Women In Art course. It doesn't have much information on centuries prior to the twentieth and largely focuses on art, artists, and issues from the 1960's on, so it wouldn't do as the only text for such a course. But this is all you need for late twentieth century concerns.
The early essays are dripping with Freudian psychology and psychoanalytical social criticism. The issues surrounding why it took so long for there to be a sense of equality of greatness amongst artists of all genders is explored deeply. The issues of representation of all races and sexual orientations then follows. The book stops just short of discussing the newest research on intersex persons (persons born with an extra chomosome, among others {XXY, for example}). For a movement that was intending to create a sense of equality, feminist theory highlights both the vast differences as well as the profound similarities between the perception processes of men and women. This includes both the perceptions of and different approaches to art as well as life. Yet, when all is said and done, more recent artists are primarily interested not in these issues, but more a sense of having their work judged based on its quality, not their gender. The only disappointment I have in this book is one that no other book addresses either. So, I mean this only as a minor criticism. In short, the book does not answer the following: Is ther an intersex mind state? Feminist theory either didn't reach the point of asking this in time for the extensive research put into this book or it has come to its conclusion and will transform gradually into a whole other movement. The art chosen to represent the above ideas and explorations is top quality. The reproductions are sharp and colorful. I would recommend this book to anyone with interests in women in art or in feminist theory. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Art and Feminism,
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This review is from: Art and Feminism (Themes & Movements) (Hardcover)
This book is a great "picture book" for anyone interested in art and/or women artist. The descriptions of the work are concise, giving enough information to make you want to investigate further. A necessary addition to any art book collection.
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