New York New Wave: The Legacy of Feminist Art in Emerging Practice

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New York is a centre of creative production for an exciting, emerging generation of women artists. Their work investigates themes such as the body as medium and subject matter; the deconstruction of the existing patriarchal order of the art world; the appropriation of earlier art historical references; and the use of so-called abject and everyday materials. New York New Wave investigates the relevance of earlier feminist practice for this 'new' generation, asking: Does gender difference still play a role in today's practice? How can younger women artists embrace a radical political ideology and yet remain market friendly? How far have these artists diverged from the established feminist “tradition”? Artists discussed include: Firelei Baez, EV Day, Ruby LaToya Fraser, Diana Al-Hadid, K8 Hardy, Valerie Hegarty, Cindy Hinant, Dawn Kasper, Anya Kielar, Liz Magic Laser, Narcissister, Alix Pearlstein, Aurel Schmidt, AL Steiner and W.A.G.E. Cover Half-title Epigraph Title Copyright Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Feminism: The New Wave A Woman’s Place in the Art Market Feminist Exhibitions: From Blockbusters to the Local Feminist Art History Today Beyond Gender: Feminist Strategies in Action New York: A Center for Radical Feminism 2 Revisiting Feminist Artworks and Re-envisioning a Feminist Practice for the Twenty-first Century Fandom and Homage to Feminist Artists The Female Figure in Contemporary Practice Beyond Painting: Deconstructing the Figure Reconstructing Feminist Self-portraiture Masquerade for the Digital Age Feminism and New Media 3 The Artist is Present: The Body in Feminist Performance, Then and Now Feminist Performance: From the Home to the Streets The Body in Today’s Practice: The Home as Disputed Site The Limits of the Body in Performance Today The Body in Today’s Practice: The Artist as Director Performance Today: Institutional and Gallery Support 4 Avant-Drag: The (Fe)male Body Reconsidered for the Twenty-first Century Labor, Humor and History Between Male and Female: Drag and Transgender Performance Female Avatars: Trans Culture and Contemporary Feminism 5 Rewind/Repeat: Reconsidering the Postwar Male Canon in Contemporary Practice Women Warriors: Marta Jovanovic, Helmut Newton, and the Empowered Female Nude Feminin/alism: Appropriation of Minimal Art by Emerging Feminist Artists Reconsidering Conceptual Practice: Gender, the Grid, and System Works Notes Introduction 1 Feminism: The New Wave 2 Revisiting Feminist Artworks and Re- envisioning a Feminist Practice for the Twenty- first Century 3 The Artist Is Present: The Body in Feminist Performance, Then and Now 4 Avant- Drag: The (Fe)male Body Reconsidered for the Twenty- first Century 5 Rewind/ Repeat: Reconsidering the Post war Male Canonin Contemporary Practice Bibliography Websites Index Plates