Femininity, Time and Feminist Art - by C Johnson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Femininity, Time and Feminist Art" explores feminist art of the 1970s through the lens of contemporary art made by women. In a series of original readings of artworks by, amongst others, Tracey Emin, Vanessa Beecroft, Hannah Wilke and Carolee Schneemann, Clare Johnson argues that femininity can be understood as a relationship to time. Each chapter analyses one or more artworks through different forms of time, taking the reader on a journey through a range of issues including maternal loss and desire, narratives of escape and failed femininity. "Femininity, Time and Feminist Art" argues for an inter-generational approach to art history, which is unafraid to include art considered marginal to feminism.

Book Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Clare Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture at the Faculty of Creative Arts, Humanities and Education, University of the West of England, UK. She has written a number of articles for international journals and is on the editorial board for the Journal of Gender Studies.