Art Monsters: Unruly Bodies in Feminist Art

Author:	Elkin, Lauren
Binding:	Paperback
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ISBN:	9781250338013
Publisher:	Picador
Language:	English
Page Count:	354
Publication Date:	11/12/2024
Size:	8.25" l x 5.38" w x 1.00"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Art	Criticism
Social Science	Feminism & Feminist Theory

'Destined to become a new classic' Chris Kraus

A dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies and art - and how we think about them.

This is the dare: to overwhelm limits, to invent our own definitions of beauty.

In this dazzling reassessment of women's stories, bodies, and art, Laruen Elkin—the celebrated author of Flâneuse—explores the ways in which feminist artists have taken up the challenge of their work. How do we tell the truth about our experiences? What language do we need, what materials? And what are the unique questions facing those concerned with bodies standing outside the boundaries of historical ideals?

Engaged with a rich genealogy of work across the literary and artistic landscape, Elkin makes daring links between disparate points of reference—among them Julia Margaret Cameron's photography, Kara Walker's silhouettes, Vanessa Bell's portraits, Eva Hesse's rope sculptures, Carolee Schneemann's body art, and Theresa Hak Hyung Cha's trilingual masterpiece DICTEE. In the rich tradition of Susan Sontag and Maggie Nelson, Art Monsters is a radical intervention that forces us to consider how the idea of the art monster might transform the way we imagine—and enact—our lives.