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The art of feminism : images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017 / Helena Reckitt, consulting editor; written by Lucinda Gosling, Hilary Robinson, and Amy Tobin ; preface by Maria Balshaw ; foreword by Xabier Arakistain.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books ; [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1452169926
  • 9781452169927
Subject(s):
Contents:
Suffrage and beyond 1857-1949 -- Femininity and freedom : from being seen to being heard -- The march of the women : visualizing suffrage -- To war and to work : on the battlefield and in the factory -- A new woman emerges : pushing boundaries, celebrating difference -- Defining feminism 1960-1988 -- Homesickness : domestic politics -- Resistance and rage : raising consciousness and fighting back -- Finding feminist history : refiguring the past -- Sense and sensibility : touching/seeing/hearing/feeling -- Redefining feminism 1989-present -- The public feminist : engaging audiences beyond the art world -- The personal feminist : making the personal political -- The citizen feminist : citizenship and politics -- The activist feminist : making interventions.
Summary: Since its inception, the women's movement has harnessed the power of the image to transmit its message. From the posters of the Suffrage Atelier, to the photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in which feminists have shaped art and visual culture from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, graphic design, and public protest, this stunning volume showcases the vibrancy and daring of the feminist aesthetic over the last 150 years.Summary: Featured artists include: Beyonce, Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Judy Chicago, Vanessa German, Jenny Holzer, Frida Kahlo, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Sethembile Msezane, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Pussy Riot
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"The sheer heft of lavishly produced images will be indispensable to scholars, critics, and artists." -- Art Monthly

Discover a rich showcase of the vibrant feminist aesthetic over the last 150 years: Once again, women are on the march. And since its inception in the 19th century, the Women's Movement has harnessed the power of images to transmit messages of social change and equality to the world.

* Features more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, and graphic design along with essays examining the legacy of the radical canon
* Highlights posters of the Suffrage Atelier, through the radical art of Judy Chicago and Carrie Mae Weems, to the cutting-edge work of Sethembile Msezane and Andrea Bowers
* Broken into three sections: Suffrage and Beyond 1857-1949; Defining Feminism 1960-1988; and Redefining Feminism 1989-Present

Readers familiar with Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History , Women Art and Society , and Women Artists will also enjoy The Art of Feminism and the messages it presents.

A comprehensive international survey that traces the way feminists have shaped visual arts and media throughout history.

Author Helena Reckitt is chair of the Women's Art Library and a senior lecturer in curating at Goldsmiths, University of London.

* A heartbreaking and awe-inspiring collection of art that is a must-read for women and men alike
* Makes an excellent gift for the strong women in your life

Suffrage and beyond 1857-1949 -- Femininity and freedom : from being seen to being heard -- The march of the women : visualizing suffrage -- To war and to work : on the battlefield and in the factory -- A new woman emerges : pushing boundaries, celebrating difference -- Defining feminism 1960-1988 -- Homesickness : domestic politics -- Resistance and rage : raising consciousness and fighting back -- Finding feminist history : refiguring the past -- Sense and sensibility : touching/seeing/hearing/feeling -- Redefining feminism 1989-present -- The public feminist : engaging audiences beyond the art world -- The personal feminist : making the personal political -- The citizen feminist : citizenship and politics -- The activist feminist : making interventions.

Since its inception, the women's movement has harnessed the power of the image to transmit its message. From the posters of the Suffrage Atelier, to the photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in which feminists have shaped art and visual culture from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, graphic design, and public protest, this stunning volume showcases the vibrancy and daring of the feminist aesthetic over the last 150 years.

Featured artists include: Beyonce, Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Judy Chicago, Vanessa German, Jenny Holzer, Frida Kahlo, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Sethembile Msezane, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Pussy Riot

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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