Madam & Eve
Subtitle: women portraying women
By: Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano
Contributors: Soriano, Kathleen, 1963- author
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781786271563
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Women in art; Women artists; Modern Art; Feminism and art
Description: "How do women paint or photograph each other? How do they represent each other in performance or sculpture? As mothers or heroines? With tenderness, aggression or respect? 'Madam & Eve' explores the female gaze as it focuses on other women. The authors--an artist and a curator--investigate the work of over 200 artists, ranging from the well-established to the lesser known. A historical introduction sets up the artistic and cultural context for the rest of the book, which focuses on art since the 1970s and covers the universal themes of the body, life, death, stories and icons. The result is an amazing parade of artworks: eye-catching, poignant, powerful, political, idiosyncratic, playful, awkward, passionate, sexy and positive. It is also an eloquent examination of the impact that the feminist movement has had on contemporary art"--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index.