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The editors twofold goal of tying theoretical discussions to actual works of art in clear and accessible terminology is successfully realized in Isaaks book.
–The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
The editors' twofold goal of tying theoretical discussions to actual works of art in clear and accessible terminology is successfully realized in Isaak's book.
–The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
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With innovative reworkings of the many traditional approaches to art theory and history, women artists have made an enormous impact on the contemporary art world. This book profiles many of these artists--including Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holcer, Jeanne Silverthorne, and the Guerilla Girls--from their earliest struggles to their ultimate impact, analyzing their creations both as works of art and as milestones in the development of feminist theory. 80 photos. 60 illustrations.
The editors twofold goal of tying theoretical discussions to actual works of art in clear and accessible terminology is successfully realized in Isaaks book.
–The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
The editors' twofold goal of tying theoretical discussions to actual works of art in clear and accessible terminology is successfully realized in Isaak's book.
–The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
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With innovative reworkings of the many traditional approaches to art theory and history, women artists have made an enormous impact on the contemporary art world. This book profiles many of these artists--including Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holcer, Jeanne Silverthorne, and the Guerilla Girls--from their earliest struggles to their ultimate impact, analyzing their creations both as works of art and as milestones in the development of feminist theory. 80 photos. 60 illustrations.
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The history of Western art begins with images of laughter - the laughter of women. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
women artists, laughing women, feminist artists, documentary photography, revolutionary power, primary narcissism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soviet Union, Man Ray, Mona Lisa, Susan Unterberg, French Revolution, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Native Intelligence, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Spero, Elaine Reichek, Insane Woman, Kathy Grove, Socialist Realism, Walter Benjamin, Anna Alchuk, Dotty Attie, Emma Bovary, Florence Tbompson, Hannah Wilke, Ilona Granet, Jeanne Silverthorne, Lorna Simpson, Maria Konstantinova New!
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The history of Western art begins with images of laughter - the laughter of women. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
women artists, laughing women, feminist artists, documentary photography, revolutionary power, primary narcissism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Soviet Union, Man Ray, Mona Lisa, Susan Unterberg, French Revolution, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Native Intelligence, Jenny Holzer, Nancy Spero, Elaine Reichek, Insane Woman, Kathy Grove, Socialist Realism, Walter Benjamin, Anna Alchuk, Dotty Attie, Emma Bovary, Florence Tbompson, Hannah Wilke, Ilona Granet, Jeanne Silverthorne, Lorna Simpson, Maria Konstantinova New!
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- Thinking of You by Barbara Kruger on 4 pages
- Rabelais and His World by Mikhail Bakhtin on 4 pages
- Studies On Hysteria (Basic Books Classics) by Joseph Breuer on 4 pages
- Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious by Sigmund Freud in Front Matter, page 179, and Back Matter
- Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud in Front Matter, page 47, and Back Matter
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- Marie Laurencin: Une Femme Inadaptee in Feminist Histories of Art by Elizabeth Louise Kahn in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Women Artists and Modernism by Katy Deepwell on page 173, and Back Matter
- Issues in Art and Design Teaching (Issues in Subject Teaching) by N. Addison on page 121, and Back Matter
- Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century (Key Concepts) by Chris Murray on page 233
- Civilizing Rituals: Inside Public Art Museums (Re Visions : Critical Studies in the History and Theory of Art) by Carol Duncan in Front Matter
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