Feminist Art Movement

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The Feminist Art Movement refers to the efforts and accomplishments of feminists internationally to bring more visibility to women within art history and art practice. Corresponding with general developments within feminism, the movement began in the 1960s, flourished throughout the 1970s, and the effects of it continue to the present. The increased prominence of women artists within art history as well as contemporary art practice can be attributed to this movement.

Some of the important names associated with Feminist Art are Judy Chicago, Suzanne Lacy, Faith Wilding, Kate Millett, Miriam Schapiro, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, Arlene Raven, June Wayne, and Eleanor Tufts, among hundreds of others. The Woman's Building was a prominent museum known for its displays of feminist art.

Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution, (2007) curated by Connie Butler for Los Angeles' MOCA, was the first comprehensive, historical exhibition to examine the international foundations and legacy of feminist art. It the focuses on the period 1965–80, during which the majority of feminist activism and artmaking occurred. The exhibition includes the work of 120 artists from the United States, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

[edit] External links

• Feminist Art Project Timeline
• Feminist Art Project (Rutgers University)
• the Woman's Building (Los Angeles)
• From Site to Vision, a complete e-book about the Los Angeles Woman's Building
• Women's Caucus for Art