Dimensions
250 x 290 x 18mm
Part of the Contemporary Artists series.
US artist Nancy Spero concentrates on the depiction of women: mythological women, movie women, tortured women. Inspired by classical and modern sources, she collages and imprints her contemporary goddesses onto long papyrus-like friezes that scroll around museum walls.
Her subject matter, which has ranged from the writings of Artaud to the Vietnam War, mirrors her life; after working in Paris in the cultural ferment of the 1950s-60s, she moved to New York in the 1960s to establish the feminist gallery AIR, and to join with artist and critics such as Leon Golub, Robert Morris and Lucy Lippard in forming the Art Workers' Coalition. Since the 1980s she has attracted international acclaim, her exquisite works giving form to feminist issues and new critical discourses.
The survey by Jon Bird discusses developments since the late 1950s; Jo Anna Isaak talks with Spero about her life and work; and Lotringer focuses on one key work. Also included are a selection of Spero's own writings, many published here for the first time.
'Contemporary Artists' is a series of authoritative and highly illustrated studies of important artists of the late 20th century. Each title offers a comprehensive survey of individual artists' works. Different genres of art writing are contributed by an international spectrum of authors who are leading figures in their fields, ranging from art history and criticism to philosophy, cultural theory and fiction. Each study provides incisive analyses and multiple perspectives on contemporary art and its inspiration. These are essential source books for everyone concerned with art today.
