Preface - Helena Reckitt; Survey - Peggy Phelan; Works - c; 250 plates; Documents; Artists' and Authors' Biographies; Bibliography; Index
Helena Reckitt is an independent writer and arts organizer with a longstanding critical research interest in feminist art and theory. A former commissioning editor at Routledge, and head of talks at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Reckitt is currently Director of Education at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Georgia. She was co-editor, with Joel Oppenheimer, of Acting on AIDS: Sex, Drugs, and Politics (1998) and curated the exhibition 'Found Wanting' (Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Georgia, 2000) Editor's Residence: Atlanta, Georgia Survey Author Details Peggy Phelan is among the best-known contemporary feminist theorists, who has written extensively on visual arts and performance from feminist psychoanalytic perspectives. Phelan is Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts. New York University. She is the author of Unmarked: The Politics of Performance (1993), Mourning Sex (1997) and Death Rehearsals: Andy Warhol, Ronald Reagan and Death in America (2000), and co-editor of Acting Out: Feminist Performances (1993) and The Ends of Performance (1998) Survey Author's Residence: New York
'Beautifully designed, it is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive survey of key feminist works and texts.' The Art Newspaper, September 2002 'a handsome, meaty book which provides an excellent overview of the influence of feminist theory and politics on four decades of women artists. - wide-ranging, well researched - a significant resource - the curators of the book make startling and informative connections - the sheer heft of lavishly produced images will be indispensable to scholars, critics and artists.' Art Monthly, November 2001 'immensely important - a valuable resource for students and all others interested in the topic.' Contemporary, January 2002 'excellent - a superb resume' Time Out, August 2001 'Long overdue - an indispensable read for everyone' i-D, September 2001 'highlights the richness, complexity and importance of the feminist movement in generating art of every conceivable form and medium.' The Art Newspaper, September 2001
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