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S E LLING POINTS ●● Accessible format that celebrates the rich diversity of feminist art ●● Showcases the work of some of
A Little Feminist History of Art ● ● BY C H A R LOT T E M U L L I N S
A short and pithy introduction to the most important feminist artworks from the late 1960s to the present
the world’s most renowned and inspirational female artists ●● International in scope, featuring works from a range of artists who expanded the definition of art for more inclusivity ●● Includes drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and performance art ●● Perfect gift for anyone interested
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merging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to “de-gender” their work to
compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played a leading
role in the art world over the last five decades. Using the “female gaze” to articulate socially relevant issues after an era of aesthetic “formalism,” feminist artists, working in a variety
of media, have brought attention to ideas surrounding gender, identity, and form. They have critiqued and altered our thinking about the cultural expectations and stereotyping of women, women’s struggle for equality, and the treatment of the female body as a commodity. Fifty outstanding works reflect women’s lives and experience, the changing position of
in feminism and the history of
women artists, and the impact of feminist ideals and politics on visual culture. This book is
sexuality and gender
a celebration of one of the most ambitious, influential, and enduring artistic movements to
●● Includes works by renowned
emerge from the 20th century.
artists, including Yayoi Kusama, Miriam Shapiro, Ana Mendieta, Judy Chicago, Cindy Sherman,
Charlotte Mullins is an art critic, writer and broadcaster. She was arts editor of The Independent on Sunday, and the editor of Art Review, V&A Magazine, and Art Quarterly. She
Lorna Simpson, and Carrie
has also written over 10 books, including two art books for children published under the pen
Mae Weems
name Charlie Ayres.
S PECIFICATIONS 60 color illustrations 128 pages WIDTH: 5½" • 140mm HEIGHT: 6¾" • 173mm Paperback PUB MONTH: NOVEMBER ART • WOMEN’S STUDIES ISBN ISBN: 978-1-84976-656-2 978-1-84976-656-2 US $14.99 CAN $18.99 5 1 4 9 9 9 781849 766562
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