Women in abstraction /
With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and their work has not received the same critical attention as that of their male counterparts. Now, at last, the tide is turning. The latest historiographical advan...
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London : New York, New York :
Thames & Hudson Ltd. ; Thames & Hudson Inc.,
2021
London : Thames & Hudson, 2021 London ; New York, New York : 2021 London ; New York, New York : [2021] |
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| Summary: | With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and their work has not received the same critical attention as that of their male counterparts. Now, at last, the tide is turning. The latest historiographical advances illustrated by numerous recent publications, monographs and thematic exhibitions make it possible to reassess the importance of the contribution of women artists to the different currents of abstraction, while at the same time questioning the patterns of the past. Edited by Christine Macel, this catalogue and the exhibition it accompanies highlights the contributions of a hundred or so women artists to abstraction up to the 1980s, with a few unprecedented forays into the 19th century. By focusing on the careers of artists so often unjustly eclipsed, the book questions the established canons and offers an alternative history of abstraction, from the symbolist abstraction of Hilma Af Klint, to the sensual abstraction of Huguette Caland, to the purist non-objective approach of Verena Von Loewensberg. Essays by noted scholars explore the techniques, concerns and legacies of these women, shedding light on their unique experiences and offering keen new reflections on their work and the movement as a whole. French edition 'Elles font l'abstraction', ISBN 9782844268945 (Centre Pompidou). Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (05.05. - 23.08.2021) / Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain (22.10.2021 - 27.02.2022) With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and their work has not received the same critical attention as that of their male counterparts. Now, at last, the tide is turning. The latest historiographical advances illustrated by numerous recent publications, monographs and thematic exhibitions make it possible to reassess the importance of the contribution of women artists to the different currents of abstraction, while at the same time questioning the patterns of the past.00Edited by Christine Macel, this catalogue and the exhibition it accompanies highlights the contributions of a hundred or so women artists to abstraction up to the 1980s, with a few unprecedented forays into the 19th century. By focusing on the careers of artists so often unjustly eclipsed, the book questions the established canons and offers an alternative history of abstraction, from the symbolist abstraction of Hilma Af Klint, to the sensual abstraction of Huguette Caland, to the purist non-objective approach of Verena Von Loewensberg. Essays by noted scholars explore the techniques, concerns and legacies of these women, shedding light on their unique experiences and offering keen new reflections on their work and the movement as a whole With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and their work has not received the same critical attention as that of their male counterparts. Now, at last, the tide is turning. The latest historiographical advances illustrated by numerous recent publications, monographs and thematic exhibitions make it possible to reassess the importance of the contribution of women artists to the different currents of abstraction, while at the same time questioning the patterns of the past.00Edited by Christine Macel, this catalogue and the exhibition it accompanies highlights the contributions of a hundred or so women artists to abstraction up to the 1980s, with a few unprecedented forays into the 19th century. By focusing on the careers of artists so often unjustly eclipsed, the book questions the established canons and offers an alternative history of abstraction, from the symbolist abstraction of Hilma Af Klint, to the sensual abstraction of Huguette Caland, to the purist non-objective approach of Verena Von Loewensberg. Essays by noted scholars explore the techniques, concerns and legacies of these women, shedding light on their unique experiences and offering keen new reflections on their work and the movement as a whole.00French edition 'Elles font l'abstraction', ISBN 9782844268945 (Centre Pompidou) With a few notable exceptions, the fundamental role that women played in the development of abstract art has long been underestimated, and their work has not received the same critical attention as that of their male counterparts. Now, at last, the tide is turning. The latest historiographical advances illustrated by numerous recent publications, monographs and thematic exhibitions make it possible to reassess the importance of the contribution of women artists to the different currents of abstraction, while at the same time questioning the patterns of the past.00Edited by Christine Macel, this catalogue and the exhibition it accompanies highlights the contributions of a hundred or so women artists to abstraction up to the 1980s, with a few unprecedented forays into the 19th century. By focusing on the careers of artists so often unjustly eclipsed, the book questions the established canons and offers an alternative history of abstraction, from the symbolist abstraction of Hilma Af Klint, to the sensual abstraction of Huguette Caland, to the purist non-objective approach of Verena Von Loewensberg. Essays by noted scholars explore the techniques, concerns and legacies of these women, shedding light on their unique experiences and offering keen new reflections on their work and the movement as a whole.00French edition 'Elles font l'abstraction', ISBN 9782844268945 (Centre Pompidou).00Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (05.05. - 23.08.2021) / Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain (22 .10.2021 - 27.02.2022) |
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| Item Description: | Exhibition: Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (05.05. - 23.08.2021) / Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain (22 .10.2021 - 27.02.2022) This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC "This catalogue is published to coincide with the exhibition 'Elles font l'abstraction', at the Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Galerie 1, Paris, from 5 May to 23 August 2021 and at the Guggheim Museum Bilbao, Bilbao, from 22 October 2021 to 27 February 2022"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm 342 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31cm 342 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0500094373 9780500094372 |