Women, art, and society

Description

"This acclaimed study challenges the assumption that great women artists are exceptions to the rule who "transcended" their sex to produce major works of art. While acknowledging the many women whose contributions to visual culture since the Middle Ages have often been neglected, Chadwick's survey amounts to much more than an alternative canon of women artists: it re-examines the works themselves and the ways in which they have been perceived as marginal, often in direct reference to gender. In her discussion of feminism and its influence on such a reappraisal, the author also addresses the closely related issues of ethnicity, class, and sexuality." "This expanded edition is brought up to date in the light of the most recent developments in contemporary art. A new chapter considers globalization in the visual arts and the complex issues it raises, focusing on the many major international exhibitions since 1990 that have become an important arena for women artists from around the world."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

• World of art

Other Editions

• Women, art, and societyThames and Hudson1990-01-01
• Women, art, and societyThames & Hudson2002
• Women, art, and societyThames and Hudson1990-01-01
• Women, art, and societyThames and Hudson1996-01-01
• Women, art, and societyThames and Hudson1997-01-01
• Women, art, and societyThames and Hudson2002-01-01
• Women, art, and societyThames & Hudson2007-01-01