Intersections: Women Artists/Surrealism/Modernism

Hardback

Main Details

Title Intersections: Women Artists/Surrealism/Modernism
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Patricia Allmer
SeriesRethinking Art's Histories
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:328
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreArt and design styles - Surrealism and Dada
ISBN/Barcode 9780719096488
ClassificationsDewey:709.04063082
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 72 colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 26 September 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Featuring new essays by established and emerging scholars, Intersections: Women artists/surrealism/modernism redefines conventional surrealist and modernist canons by focusing critical attention on women artists working in and with surrealism in the context of modernism. In doing so it redefines critical understanding of the complex relations between all three terms. The essays address work produced in a wide variety of international contexts and across several generations of surrealist production by women closely connected to the surrealist movement or more marginally influenced by it. Intersections explores work in a wide range of media, from painting and sculpture to film and fashion, by artists including Susan Hiller, Maya Deren, Birgit Jurgenssen, Aube Elleouet, Dorothea Tanning, Claude Cahun, Elsa Schiaparelli, Joyce Mansour, Leonor Fini, Mimi Parent, Lee Miller, Leonora Carrington, Ithell Colquhoun and Eileen Agar. -- .

Author Biography

Patricia Allmer is Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art History at the University of Edinburgh -- .

Reviews

'The fluid navigation of diverse theoretical writing and close reading of lesser known works makes this volume both thought provoking and pleasurable.' Dr. Christine Conley, Racar 42 (2017) -- .