11 articles tagged with "feminist art"
Berthe Morisot exhibited in 7 of 8 Impressionist exhibitions. Mary Cassatt showed in 4. Eva Gonzalès and Marie Bracquemond were sidelined for decades. Feminist art history since the 1970s has restored them. Here is how.
Kenneth Clark said "to be naked is to be deprived; to be nude is to be art." From Botticelli to Manet, discover why the nude remains art's most controversial subject.
Vasari decided who mattered in 1550. The canon he created excluded women, people of color, and non-Western artists for 400 years. Discover who decides what art history remembers.
The Guerrilla Girls wore gorilla masks and called out museum sexism. Discover how feminist art theory went from the Dinner Party to institutional critique, and what changed.
Laura Mulvey coined "the male gaze" in 1975. Discover how it applies to painting, why John Berger got there first, and how bell hooks changed the conversation with the oppositional gaze.
Louise Bourgeois spent decades turning childhood trauma into monumental art. Learn how the French-American sculptor who made giant spiders became one of the most important artists of the 20th century.
Embroidery has always been a serious art form. This guide covers its history from medieval ecclesiastical work to contemporary artists using needle and thread on gallery walls, the key figures including Tracey Emin and Ghada Amer, and how embroidery became one of the most politically charged crafts in use today.
Explore Cindy Sherman's radical reinvention of the self-portrait through film stills, history portraits, and fashion photography. Discover how she uses her own body to examine identity, representation, and the constructed nature of femininity across five decades of work.
Explore the life and art of Frida Kahlo, from her devastating accident to her iconic self-portraits. Discover how she turned personal suffering into powerful, unforgettable paintings.
Discover how Georgia O'Keeffe transformed flowers, bones, and desert landscapes into icons of American modernism. Explore her techniques, her independence, and her enduring influence.
Explore the extraordinary life and art of Yayoi Kusama, from her childhood hallucinations to her iconic Infinity Mirror Rooms. Discover how she became the world's most popular living artist, with record-breaking exhibitions in Melbourne, Basel, and Cologne through 2025 and 2026.
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