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A Companion to Feminist Art
Hilary Robinson (Edited by), H Robinson (Author), Maria Elena Buszek (Edited by)
9781118929155, Wiley
Hardback, published 16 August 2019
592 pages
24.6 x 17.3 x 3.3 cm, 1.021 kg
"The strength of the book is in its articulation of theoretical frameworks for understanding art and feminism in a global context." - T. Nygard, Ripon College for CHOICE Connect, February 2020 Vol. 57 No. 6
Original essays offering fresh ideas and global perspectives on contemporary feminist art The term ‘feminist art’ is often misused when viewed as a codification within the discipline of Art History—a codification that includes restrictive definitions of geography, chronology, style, materials, influence, and other definitions inherent to Art Historical and museological classifications. Employing a different approach, A Companion to Feminist Art defines ‘art’ as a dynamic set of material and theoretical practices in the realm of culture, and ‘feminism’ as an equally dynamic set of activist and theoretical practices in the realm of politics. Feminist art, therefore, is not a simple classification of a type of art, but rather the space where feminist politics and the domain of art-making intersect. The Companion provides readers with an overview of the developments, concepts, trends, influences, and activities within the space of contemporary feminist art—in different locations, ways of making, and ways of thinking. Newly-commissioned essays focus on the recent history of and current discussions within feminist art. Diverse in scope and style, these contributions range from essays on the questions and challenges of large sectors of artists, such as configurations of feminism and gender in post-Cold War Europe, to more focused conversations with women artists on Afropean decoloniality. Ranging from discussions of essentialism and feminist aesthetics to examinations of political activism and curatorial practice, the Companion informs and questions readers, introduces new concepts and fresh perspectives, and illustrates just how much more there is to discover within the realm of feminist art. The intersection of feminist art-making and feminist politics are not merely components of a unified whole, they sometimes diverge and divide. A Companion to Feminist Art is an indispensable resource for artists, critics, scholars, curators, and anyone seeking greater strength on the subject through informed critique and debate.
Series Editor Preface xi About the Editors xiii Notes on Contributors xv Introduction 1 Part I Geographies 15 1 Recurring Questions, Cyclical Energies: A History of Feminist Art Practices in Australia 17 2 Debunking the Patriarchy: Feminist Collectives in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru 37 3 Women Artists: Making a Subject Space in India 53 4 Feminism as Activism in Contemporary South African Art 69 5 Moving Towards Paratactical Curating: A Critical Overview of Feminist Curating in Istanbul in the Twenty‐First Century 91 6 From Within, From Without: Configurations of Feminism, Gender and Art in Post‐Wall Europe 111 7 Crossing Borders and Other Dividers in Western Europe and the British Isles 127 8 Wheels and Waves in the USA 141 Part II Being 155 9 Essentialism, Feminism, and Art: Spaces Where Woman “Oozes Away” 157 10 Feminist Ageing: Representations of Age in Feminist Art 181 11 Letters to Susan 199 12 Feminist Art Re‐Covered 215 13 Collecting Creative Transcestors: Trans* Portraiture Hirstory, from Snapshots to Sculpture 225 Part III Doing 243 14 Witness It: Activism, Art, and the Feminist Performative Subject 245 15 Feminism and Language 261 16 Busy Hands, Light Work: Toward a Feminist Historiography of Hand‐Made Photography in the Era of the ‘New Materiality’ 283 17 Reading Posthumanism in Feminist New Media Art 299 18 Finding Ourselves Feminists: Curating and Exhibitions 315 19 Erasure, Transformation and the Politics of Pedagogy as Feminist Artistic/Curatorial Practice 331 Part IV Thinking 351 20 Art Matters: Feminist Corporeal‐Materialist Aesthetics 353 21 The Hidden Abode Beneath/Behind/Beyond the Factory Floor, Gendered Labor, and the Human Strike: Claire Fontaine’s Italian Marxist Feminism 369 22 Dear World: Arts and Theories of Queer Feminism 389 23 From Representation to Affect: Beyond Postmodern Identity Politics in Feminist Art 405 24 Call and Response: Conversations with Three Women Artists on Afropean Decoloniality 419 Part V Relating 437 25 On Feminism, Art and Collaboration 439 26 Opening the Patriarchive: Photography, Feminism, and State Violence 459 27 Maternal Mattering: The Performance and Politics of the Maternal in Contemporary Art 475 28 Ars Eroticas of Their Own Making: Explicit Sexual Imagery in American Feminist Art 493 29 Masculinity, Art, and Value Extraction: An Intersectional Reading in the Advance of Capital as Post‐Democracy 513 30 New Subjects and Subjectivities 533 Index 545
Julie Ewington
María Laura Rosa (Translated by Maria Elena Buszek)
Gayatri Sinha
Karen von Veh
Ebru Yetişkin
Martina Pachmanová
Alexandra Kokoli
Mira Schor
Amelia Jones
Michelle Meagher
Lubaina Himid
Richard Meyer
Eliza Steinbock
Hilary Robinson
Griselda Pollock
Harriet Riches
Maria Fernandez
Lucy Day and Eliza Gluckman
Felicity Allen
Marsha Meskimmon
Jaleh Mansoor
Tirza Latimer
Susan Best
Alanna Lockward
Amy Tobin
Siona Wilson
Natalie Loveless
Tanya Augsburg
Angela Dimitrakaki
Jill Bennett
Subject Areas: History of art / art & design styles [AC]
