Published on the occasion of the exhibition Women Painting Women, curated by Andrea Karnes and organized by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, on view May 15 to September 25, 2022. Artists include: Rita Ackermann ; Njideka Akunyili Crosby ; Emma Amos ; Maria Berrio ; Louise Bonnet ; Lisa Brice ; Joan Brown ; Jordan Casteel ; Somaya Critchlow ; Kim Dingle ; Marlene Dumas ; Celeste Dupuy-Spencer ; Nicole Eisenman ; Tracey Emin ; Natalie Frank ; Hope Gangloff ; Eunice Golden ; Jenna Gribbon ; Alex Heilbron ; Ania Hobson ; Luchita Hurtado ; Chantal Joffe ; Hayv Kahraman ; Maria Lassnig ; Christiane Lyons ; Danielle Mckinney ; Marilyn Minter ; Alice Neel ; Elizabeth Peyton ; Paula Rego ; Faith Ringgold ; Deborah Roberts ; Susan Rothenberg ; Jenny Saville ; Dana Schutz ; Joan Semmel ; Amy Sherald ; Lorna Simpson ; Arpita Singh ; Sylvia Sleigh ; Apolonia Sokol ; May Stevens ; Claire Tabouret ; Mickalene Thomas ; Nicola Tyson ; Lisa Yuskavage. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Preface and acknowledgments / Marla Price -- Lenders to the exhibition -- A vision in many forms / Andrea Karnes : Nature personified ; The body ; Color as portrait ; Selfhood ; An open gaze -- Some do's and don'ts for Black women artists / Emma Amos -- The 1970s: Is there a woman's art? / Faith Ringgold -- We have been whispering in each other's ears for centuries / Lorna Simpson -- Artists' biographies / S. Janelle Montgomery -- Works in the exhibition.
Summary:
"Women Painting Women explores nearly fifty female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works. International in scope and spanning the late 1960s to the present, Women Painting Women recognizes female perspectives that have been underrepresented in the history of postwar figuration. Painting is the focus, as traditionally it has been a privileged medium for portraiture, particularly for white men. The women in this presentation range from early trailblazers like Emma Amos, Alice Neel, and May Stevens to emerging artists such as Jordan Casteel, Jenna Gribbon, and Apolonia Sokol. Some, such as Jenny Saville, work on large canvasses, producing images that dwarf the space around them, while others, including Somaya Critchlow, paint on a modest scale that invites close viewing. All place the idea of women--their bodies, gestures, and individuality--at the forefront." -- Provided by publisher
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