52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone

The book celebrates the 51st anniversary of the 1971 feminist art exhibition Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists by Lucy R. Lippard, featuring work from the original participants and a new generation of female-identifying or nonbinary emerging artists. It includes essays by Lippard, Amy Smith-Stewart, and Alexandra Schwartz, as well as rare historical documentation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2023
Publisher: Gregory Miller & Company

This comprehensive volume commemorates the 51st anniversary of the groundbreaking 1971 feminist art exhibition, "Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists," curated by Lucy R. Lippard and presented at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. It presents a captivating blend of artwork by the artists featured in the original 1971 exhibition, alongside a fresh selection of 26 female-identifying or nonbinary emerging artists, tracing the remarkable evolution of feminist art practices over the past five decades. This substantial volume features insightful new essays by Lippard, Amy Smith-Stewart, and Alexandra Schwartz, alongside rare historical documentation of the original exhibition, including images, installation views, and checklists from both the 1971 and 2022 shows.

Among the distinguished artists whose work graced the original 1971 exhibition are Cecile Abish, Alice Aycock, Cynthia Carlson, Susan Hall, Mary Heilmann, Audrey Hemenway, Laurace James, Mablen Jones, Carol Kinne, Christine Kozlov, Brenda Miller, Mary Miss, Dona Nelson, Shirley Pettibone, Howardena Pindell, Adrian Piper, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Reeva Potoff, Paula Tavins, Merrill Wagner, Grace Bakst Wapner, Jackie Winsor, and Barbara Zucker. (All but three of the original 26 artists are represented in the 52 Artists.)

The remarkable new generation of artists featured in this volume include Leilah Babirye, Phoebe Berglund, LaKela Brown, Lea Cetera, Susan Chen, Pamela Council, Lizania Cruz, Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski, Florencia Escudero, Alanna Fields, Emilie L. Gossiaux, Ilana Harris-Babou, Loie Hollowell, Maryam Hoseini, Hannah Levy, Catalina Ouyang, Anna Park, Erin M. Riley, LJ Roberts, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, Aliza Shvarts, Astrid Terrazas, Tourmaline, Rachel Eulena Williams, Kiyan Williams, and Stella Zhong.

This captivating collection serves as a testament to the enduring impact of feminist art and the profound contributions of both the original participants and the emerging artists who have shaped its evolution over the years. It provides a valuable glimpse into the rich tapestry of feminist artistic expression, showcasing the power of art to challenge societal norms, advocate for equality, and inspire change.

Weight: 1021g
Dimension: 267 x 211 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781941366462