Feminist Avant-Garde: Art of the 1970s in the Verbund Collection, Vienna

The Feminist Avant-Garde explores the pioneering achievements of female artists who have redefined visual representations of their own selves since the 1970s. It features works by Cindy Sherman, Ana Mendieta, Nil Yalter, Ketty La Rocca, Birgit Jürgenssen, Renate Bertlmann, Francesca Woodman, and other fearless female artists from around the world. Each artist is introduced by an essay and the book also includes fascinating interviews with leading curators in the field of feminist art.

Format: Hardback
Length: 672 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2025
Publisher: Prestel

The Feminist Avant-Garde: Revisiting the Pioneering Achievements of Women Artists
Women have long been portrayed as reflections of male fantasies, prejudices, and relationships in art. However, in the 1970s, a significant shift occurred, and female artists began to explore their own visual representations of themselves. This volume, featuring a diverse range of work from both well-known and under-the-radar artists, delves into the pioneering achievements of the Feminist Avant-Garde. Editor Gabriele Schor explores the role of these artists in shaping the last four decades of art. The results are thought-provoking, radical, poetic, ironic, angry, cynical, and heartfelt, sharing a collective consciousness that reassesses and even rejects what came before by embracing new ways of expression in photography, performance, film, and video.
The book includes works by Cindy Sherman, Ana Mendieta, Nil Yalter, Ketty La Rocca, Birgit Jürgenssen, Renate Bertlmann, Francesca Woodman, and other fearless female artists from around the world. Their work explores the female experience in all its dimensions, including pregnancy, childbirth, motherhood, sexuality, partnership, beauty standards, rape, and the female body. Each artist is introduced by an essay, and the book also includes fascinating interviews with leading curators in the field of feminist art.
This groundbreaking book celebrates the accomplishments of women artists who have made a name for themselves while encouraging and inspiring those who have come after them. It highlights the importance of challenging traditional gender roles and creating a more inclusive and diverse art world. By exploring the Feminist Avant-Garde, we can gain a deeper understanding of the role of women in art and the impact they have had on society.

Weight: 2888g
Dimension: 291 x 243 x 51 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783791359717