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Women's work : from feminine arts to feminist art / Ferren Gipson.

by Gipson, Ferren, author.

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London, UK : Frances Lincoln, 2022.

Women artists -- Biography.

Feminism and art.

Decorative arts -- History.

9780711264656 (hardcover) :

0711264651 (hardcover) :

224 pages : illustrations, some color ; 25 cm

The women of Gee's Bend -- Maria Martinez -- Elsa Schiaparelli -- Anni Albers -- Lucie Rie -- Lenore Tawney -- Dorothea Tanning -- Louise Bourgeois -- Rut Bryk -- Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian -- Mirian Schapiro -- Yayoi Kusama -- Faith Ringgold -- Magdalena Abakanowicz -- Olga de Amaral -- Sheila Hicks -- Eva Hesse -- Marva Lee Pitchford-Jolly -- Judy Chicago -- Judith Scott -- Annette Messenger -- Isabelle de Borchgrave -- Dindga McCannon -- Cecilia Vicųa -- Mrinalini Mukherjee -- Polly Apfelbaum -- Sarah Lucas -- Yin Xiuzhen -- Billie Zangewa -- Otobong Nkanga -- Alexandra Kehayoglou -- Sarah Zapata -- Tschabalala Self -- Hannah Hill -- More artists to explore.

In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts - including textiles and ceramics - have been separated from the 'high arts' of painting and sculpture and deemed to be more suitable for women. Artists began to reclaim and redefine these materials and methods, energising them with expressions of identity and imagination. Women's Work tells the story of this radical change, highlighting some of the modern and contemporary artists who dared to defy this hierarchy. The work of these women has helped underscore the ongoing value of these art forms within the history of art, championing 'women's work' as powerful mediums worthy of celebration. -- Publisher.

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