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"Art and Feminism is a handsome, meaty volume which provides an excellent overview or the influence of feminist theory and politics on four decades of art my women artists...The sheet heft of lavishly produced images will be indispensable to scholars, critics and artists."- "Art Monthly"
"Immensely important...a valuable resource."- "Contemporary"
"Long overdue...an indespensable read for everyone."- "i-D"
"Beautifully designed, it is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive survey of key feminist works and texts."- "The Art Newspaper" -- " This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition."
"Immensely important...a valuable resource."- "Contemporary"
"Long overdue...an indespensable read for everyone."- "i-D"
"Beautifully designed, it is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive survey of key feminist works and texts."- "The Art Newspaper" -- " This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition."
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Art and Feminism is a must-have resource for those interested in contemporary art, art history, and feminist and gender studies. The book features the work of 150 artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Paula Rego, Roni Horn, and Orlan. Art and Feminism is unique in the way it juxtaposes artists, theories and artistic practices, not usually discussed together. The sections are divided thematically, with section headings such as 'Identity crises' 'Corporeality,' 'Personalizing the political' and 'femmes de siecle' suggesting the breadth of studies and movements examined in the book. This is a resource unparalleled in the study of feminist art, for all those with an interest in art, or the feminist movement.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
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.
Format:Hardcover
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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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Brilliant writing and art, beautiful book
14 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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
Excellent Survey and Document of Both Feminism and Art
11 Oct 2005
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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
Art and Feminism
15 Feb 2004
Format: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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