Women Artists

by Uta Grosenick

It's a women's world

Many of the century's greatest artistic talents grace the pages of this tome, each artist represented by six pages of illustrations and photographs covering the various phases of her life and work, including biographical portraits and text. The media covered range from the standard painting, sculpture, and photography to concept art, performance, body art, video, feminist actions, installations, and interactive projects. Presented in alphabetical order by artist, Women Artists is an indispensable reference guide and a joy to flip through.

Featured artists: Marina Abramovic, Laurie Anderson, Janine Antoni, Vanessa Beecroft, Louise Bourgeois, Hanne Darboven, Sonia Delaunay, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Tracey Emin, Valie Export, Sylvie Fleury, Katharina Fritsch, Ellen Gallagher, Isa Genzken, Nan Goldin, Natalia Goncharova, Barbara Hepworth, Eva Hesse, Hannah Höch, Candida Höfer, Nancy Holt, Jenny Holzer, Rebecca Horn, Magdalena Jetelová, Frida Kahlo, Toba Khedoori, Lee Krasner, Barbara Kruger, Louise Lawler, Tamara de Lempicka, Sherrie Levine, Agnes Martin, Tracey Moffatt, Mariko Mori, Shirin Neshat, Louise Nevelson, Cady Noland, Georgia O´Keeffe, Yoko Ono, Meret Oppenheim, Elizabeth Peyton, Germaine Richier, Bridget Riley, Pipilotti Rist, Susan Rothenberg, Niki de Saint Phalle, Carolee Schneemann, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Elaine Sturtevant, Rosemarie Trockel, Adriana Varejão, Kara Walker, Pae White, Rachel Whiteread

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Reference, Feminism, Photography

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2001

Reviews

[Zoe (Zthecapybara) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book highlights women's art and how they portray the world we live in and themselves. I found out about new more modern artists and some of the famous names that broke through the male strong art industry.

[Pixie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an enjoyable up to date edited presentation of some women artists of the 20th & 21st century, and I am able to say that I was familiar or had heard of at least 33% ( of the 46 included). Artists in various media are presented and the selection was limited, and I make no personal comments on the oeuvre shown. Some names were completely new to me & each account is written by varying authors familiar with each artist's works. The illustrations & comments were useful, especially in regards to what is called the 'gender war' in art; the editor makes it clear that women's art (that is, art created by women) may not be the same as female or feminist art. The introduction lightly discusses the much heralded so-called equality in the art world, whereby its supposed to be a level playing field for women & men for entry into art schools, training, scholarships, funding, entering competitions, winning prizes, etc., however the reality suggests there are less women as art teachers, in art academies, & holding exhibitions, & with less womens' works being held in private collections. The editor hopes that with the internet, the situation may change as the 21st century progresses. Quite an eye-opener in its own way.

[Charlotte Biddle · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good intro to female artists. I liked learning about Sonia Delaunay, Natalia Goncharova, the Guerrilla girls, Barbara Hepworth, Hannah Hoch, Frida Kahlo, Tamara de Lempicka, Georgia O'Keeffe, Elizabeth Peyton and Bridget Riley. 
Unfortunately this book is massively let down by it's poor translation

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice sample of womyn artists around the world, in a variety of forms from the last 130 years.

[翰林院编修]

尚无。未读同名销量不好。
本世纪许多最伟大的艺术天才都为这本大作增光添彩，每位艺术家都有六页插图和照片，涵盖了她生活和工作的各个阶段，包括传记肖像和文字。涵盖的媒体范围从标准的绘画，雕塑和摄影到概念艺术，表演，身体艺术，视频，女权主义行动，装置和互动项目。由艺术家按字母顺序呈现，女性艺术家是不可或缺的参考指南和翻阅的乐趣。

[bby Poisonivy]

este libro cambio mi vida……. de manera negativa creo 😭

[Beneth · Rating 3 out of 5]

so far so good; my copy is in English though. Edited by Uta Grosenick; copyright 2003 TASCHEN GmbH; don't have to read it cover to cover; great to flip through every two to four pages has a new artist's work with interesting biographical info about the artist. Does not seem biased toward artists from any particular location- only about 2 from the U.S.

[Mills College Library]

700.82 W87234 2005

[shelby]

I was excited to read this but as I started turning pages, I was wondering why it was so difficult for me to get into. Then after a few more pages, I realized the book was translated. For me, this translation didn't do any favors for comprehension. I did write down some names of artists I want to further research so it was useful for that purpose.