Art monsters : unruly bodies in feminist art / Lauren Elkin.

Author/creator Elkin, Lauren author.
Format Book
EditionFirst American edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxii, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Unruly bodies in feminist art
Contents the slash -- Monster theory : angels and monsters ; carry that weight ; the hand-touch sensibility ; objects of vulgarity ; slash/aesthetics ; on sensation ; on articulation -- Professions for women : the angel in the image ; sibyls and slashers ; extreme times call for extreme heroines ; difficult conversations ; get out your steak knives, Kali ; let it blaze! -- Bodies of work : this monster the body ; body awareness ; fuses ; her body is a problem ; vanitas ; ucky ; the nature of fire ; Kathy Acker is my abject ; meat ; decreate to create -- right after.
Abstract "In this dazzlingly original reassessment of women's stories, bodies, and art, Lauren Elkin--the celebrated author of Flâneuse--explores the ways in which feminist artists have taken up the challenge of their work and how they not only react against the patriarchy but redefine their own aesthetic aims. How do we tell the truth about our experiences as bodies? What is the language, what are the materials, that we need to transcribe them? And what are the unique questions facing those engaged with female bodies, queer bodies, sick bodies, racialized bodies?" -- Provided by publisher.
General note"Originally published in 2023 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain"--Title page.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2023021273
ISBN9780374105952 hardcover
ISBN0374105952 hardcover

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Joyner General Stacks NX164 .W65 E45 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold