Feminist Art in Resistance: Aesthetics, Methods and Politics of Art in Turkey

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This book provides a thorough interdisciplinary analysis of the ways in which artists have engaged with political and feminist grassroots movements to characterise a new direction in the production of feminist art. The authors conceptualise feminist art in Turkey through the lens of feminist philosophy by offering a historical analysis of how feminism and art interacts, analysing emerging feminist artwork and exploring the ways in which feminist art as a form opens alternative political spaces of social collectivities and dissent, to address epistemic injustices. The book also explores how the global art and feminist movements (particularly in Europe) have manifested themselves in the art scenery of Turkey and argues that feminist art has transformed into a form of political and protest art which challenges the hegemonic masculinity dominating the aesthetic debates and political sphere. It is an invaluable reading for students and scholars of sociology of art, gender studies and political sociology. Praise for Feminist Art in Resistance Acknowledgments Contents List of Figures About the Authors 1: Introduction: Feminism and Art in Political Space A Brief Discussion of Feminist Art: Meanings, Tensions, and Complexities Against the Canon: Feminist Aesthetics Feminist Art Epistemology Feminist Production and Critique of Public Sphere A Guide to the Book 2: Her-Story of Turkish Art A Struggle for Existence Transformation of Art in Modern Turkey Rethinking Canonical Art History Transitioning from an Artistic Object to a Social Subject What Has Changed in Modern Turkey? The Rise of Feminism 3: Feminist Aesthetics in Contemporary Art The Assertions of Feminist Aesthetics Theory Feminine, Female, or Feminist? The Avantgarde Roots 4: Style, Aesthetics, and Methods in Feminist Art Periodic Differences Two Main Aspects of Feminist Art Many Contexts and Strategies of Feminist Art Women’s Bodies Ritualised Violence Political and Social Identities Sexuality and Abjection Domestic and Family Life Male Violence Discussions on Feminist Art Strategies 5: Creating a Feminist Public Sphere: Three Modes of Feminist Resistance Introduction A Site for Critical Publicity A Site for Collective Practice and Production Artivism and Mobilisation of Public for Dissent Conclusion 6: Epistemologies of Feminist Art and Epistemic Injustices Epistemic Misrecognition of Women Artists Epistemic Resistances and Activism as Political Agents Art, Political Subjectivities and Resistance Art as an Epistemological Act 7: Conclusion: Going Forward with Feminist Art Beyond the Rhetoric of Great Male Artists Political Responsibility of Artists The Future of Feminist Art References Interviews Index