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Women in revolt! : art and activism in the UK, 1970-90 / edited by Linsey Young.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Tate Publishing, 2023.Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 9781849768627
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Contents:
Foreword / Alex Farquharson
A note from our advisors / Althea Greenan, Griselda Pollock and Marlene Smith
Introduction: the personal is political / Linsey Young
'Little circles': on group work, feminism and art by women / Amy Tobin
The Black women's movement: fighting on all fronts / Stella Dadzie
Too much to dream? Trans people and the art of the 1970s and 1980s / Juliet Jacques
The long lens of motherhood: the art of giving a sustaining life / Zuzana Flaskova
Unexpected pleasures: punk, feminism and art / Rachel Garfield
Don't do it for love: feminist film distribution in 1980s Britain / Ash Reid
A radical decade: Black women artist in 1980s Britain / Dorothy Price
Representing South Asian women in Britain / Alice Correia
What is the strategy? Towards breaking the cycle / Amrita Dhallu
Summary: The Women in Revolt! exhibition book is a crucial exploration of the wealth and diversity of work by women artists working in the 1970s and 1980s during a period of seismic social and political change. Across a wide variety of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, film and photography, this extensive exhibition catalogue reflects on how women's needs were marginalised within mainstream culture. It reveals how artists used radical ideas and methods to confront issues that will resonate with contemporary audiences — from access to healthcare and class struggles to ecological disaster, racism and misogyny. Featuring essays on feminist film distribution, the visibility of Black and South Asian women artists, Section 28 and the AIDS pandemic, Greenham Common and the peace movement, and the intersection of punk, feminism and art, Women in Revolt! celebrates the full diversity of what was a highly creative, politically engaged and determined community of women that paved the way for future generations and, ultimately, changed the face of British culture.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Gold 704.042 YOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 12788

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 8 November 2023 - 7 April 2024 ; National Galleries of Scotland: Modern, Edinburgh, 25 May 2024 - 26 January 2025 ; The Whitworth, University of Manchester, 7 March - 24 August 2025.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Alex Farquharson

A note from our advisors / Althea Greenan, Griselda Pollock and Marlene Smith

Introduction: the personal is political / Linsey Young

'Little circles': on group work, feminism and art by women / Amy Tobin

The Black women's movement: fighting on all fronts / Stella Dadzie

Too much to dream? Trans people and the art of the 1970s and 1980s / Juliet Jacques

The long lens of motherhood: the art of giving a sustaining life / Zuzana Flaskova

Unexpected pleasures: punk, feminism and art / Rachel Garfield

Don't do it for love: feminist film distribution in 1980s Britain / Ash Reid

A radical decade: Black women artist in 1980s Britain / Dorothy Price

Representing South Asian women in Britain / Alice Correia

What is the strategy? Towards breaking the cycle / Amrita Dhallu

The Women in Revolt! exhibition book is a crucial exploration of the wealth and diversity of work by women artists working in the 1970s and 1980s during a period of seismic social and political change. Across a wide variety of mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, film and photography, this extensive exhibition catalogue reflects on how women's needs were marginalised within mainstream culture. It reveals how artists used radical ideas and methods to confront issues that will resonate with contemporary audiences — from access to healthcare and class struggles to ecological disaster, racism and misogyny. Featuring essays on feminist film distribution, the visibility of Black and South Asian women artists, Section 28 and the AIDS pandemic, Greenham Common and the peace movement, and the intersection of punk, feminism and art, Women in Revolt! celebrates the full diversity of what was a highly creative, politically engaged and determined community of women that paved the way for future generations and, ultimately, changed the face of British culture.