Femininity, Time and Feminist Art [electronic resource] /
Johnson, C.author.
This book examines feminist art of the 1970s through contemporary art made by women. In a series of readings of artworks by, amongst others, Tracey Emin, Vanessa Beecroft, Hannah Wilke and Carolee Schneemann the reader is taken on a journey through maternal desire, fantasies of escape and failed femininity.
Description based upon print version of record.
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Fantasies of Adventure, Escape and Return: Tracey Emin's Why I Never Became a Dancer""; ""2 Traces of Feminist Art: Temporal Complexity in the Work of Eleanor Antin and Elizabeth Manchester""; ""3 Sexuality, Loss and Maternal Desire in the Work of Carolee Schneemann and Tracey Emin""; ""4 Feminist Narratives and Unfaithful Repetition: Hannah Wilke's Starification Object Series""; ""5 Critical Mimesis: Hannah Wilke's Double Address""
""6 Smooth Surfaces and Flattened Fantasies: Thoughts on Criticality in Sam Taylor-Johnson's Soliloquy III""""7 Near-Stillness in the Art Films of Sam Taylor-Johnson and Vanessa Beecroft""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book examines feminist art of the 1970s through contemporary art made by women. In a series of readings of artworks by, amongst others, Tracey Emin, Vanessa Beecroft, Hannah Wilke and Carolee Schneemann the reader is taken on a journey through maternal desire, fantasies of escape and failed femininity.
Arts.
Performing arts.
Sociology.
Cultural studies.
Fine arts.
Communication.
Arts.
Performing Arts.
Gender Studies.
Cultural Studies.
Fine Arts.
Media Studies.