Bibliograph

Madam & Eve, women portraying women, Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano

Type

Label

Madam & Eve, women portraying women, Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-235) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Madam & Eve

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1000584655

Responsibility statement

Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano

Sub title

women portraying women

Summary

"How do women paint or photograph each other? How do they represent each other in performance or sculpture? As mothers or heroines? With tenderness, aggression or respect? 'Madam & Eve' explores the female gaze as it focuses on other women. The authors--an artist and a curator--investigate the work of over 200 artists, ranging from the well-established to the lesser known. A historical introduction sets up the artistic and cultural context for the rest of the book, which focuses on art since the 1970s and covers the universal themes of the body, life, death, stories and icons. The result is an amazing parade of artworks: eye-catching, poignant, powerful, political, idiosyncratic, playful, awkward, passionate, sexy and positive. It is also an eloquent examination of the impact that the feminist movement has had on contemporary art"--Book jacket

Classification

Contributor