A Little Feminist History of Art

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Little Feminist History of Art
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Charlotte Mullins
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 171,Width 140
Category/GenreThe arts -miscellaneous
Art and design styles - from c 1960 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9781849766562
ClassificationsDewey:700.103
Audience
General
Illustrations World English language only cleared for images. Co-eds/licensed editions or reprints to be cleared subsequently.; 60 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Tate Publishing
Imprint Tate Publishing
Publication Date 1 September 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Emerging 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,' women artists, working in a variety of media, have called to attention ideas around gender, identity and form, criticising the cultural expectations and stereotyping of women, women's struggle for equality, and the treatment of the female body as a commodity. This little book is a short and pithy introduction to some of the most important artworks borne out of this movement. Fifty outstanding works - from the late 1960s to the present - reflect women's lives and experience, as well as the changing position of women artists, and reveal the impact of feminist ideals and politics on visual culture. Exploring themes such as gender inequality, sexuality, domestic life, personal experiences and the female body, A Little Feminist History of Art is a celebration of one of the most ambitious, influential and enduring artistic movements to emerge from the twentieth century.

Author Biography

Charlotte Mullins is an art critic, writer and broadcaster. She has worked as the arts editor of The Independent on Sunday, the editor of Art Review, the V&A Magazine and Art Quarterly, and has written over ten books, two of which are art books for children, which were published under the pen name Charlie Ayres.