Art and feminism

Author: Helena Reckitt
Secondary Author: Peggy Phelan
ISBN: 0714835293

No question about it, Art and Feminism is the basic reference book for feminist art. Part of Phaidon's excellent Themes and Movements series, it surveys three decades of a tumultuous history with a brief but inclusive essay, reproductions of works by 155 artists, and lengthy excerpts from groundbreaking texts by artists and theorists. The challenge posed by a movement that spans several artistic generations and includes many contentious players is ably met by essayist Peggy Phelan, professor of performance studies at New York University. She illuminates the intertwined workings of feminist politics and literary criticism, psychoanalysis, race and queer theory with clarity and a refreshing absence of doctrinaire pronouncements. The illustrations are organized chronologically under sometimes quirky headings, beginning with "Too Much" (late-'60s performance pieces by such pioneering figures as Carolee Schneemann, Miriam Schapiro, Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, and Yayoi Kusama). The final s

Publisher: Phaïdon
Publish Date: 2001-06-13

Subjects: Art / General, Art / Criticism & Theory, Art / History / General, Art / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), Art / Subjects & Themes / Human Figure, Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Visual/Performing Arts)