The art of feminism: images that shaped the fight for equality, 1857-2017

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Since its inception, the women's movement has harnessed the power of the image to transmit its message. From the posters of the Suffrage Atelier, to the photographs of Carrie Mae Weems, this comprehensive survey traces the ways in which feminists have shaped art and visual culture from the mid-nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Featuring more than 350 works of art, illustration, photography, performance, graphic design, and public protest, this stunning volume showcases the vibrancy and daring of the feminist aesthetic over the last 150 years.;Featured artists include: Beyonce, Louise Bourgeois, Andrea Bowers, Judy Chicago, Vanessa German, Jenny Holzer, Frida Kahlo, Barbara Kruger, Ana Mendieta, Sethembile Msezane, Zanele Muholi, Shirin Neshat, Pussy Riot. Suffrage and beyond 1857-1949 -- Femininity and freedom : from being seen to being heard -- The march of the women : visualizing suffrage -- To war and to work : on the battlefield and in the factory -- A new woman emerges : pushing boundaries, celebrating difference -- Defining feminism 1960-1988 -- Homesickness : domestic politics -- Resistance and rage : raising consciousness and fighting back -- Finding feminist history : refiguring the past -- Sense and sensibility : touching/seeing/hearing/feeling -- Redefining feminism 1989-present -- The public feminist : engaging audiences beyond the art world -- The personal feminist : making the personal political -- The citizen feminist : citizenship and politics -- The activist feminist : making interventions.