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Title Desire change : contemporary feminist art in Canada / edited by Heather Davis.

Publication Info. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Winnipeg : Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, 2017.

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Description 1 online resource
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "In the resistance to the violence of gender-based oppression, vibrant - but often ignored - worlds have emerged, full of nuance, humour, and beauty. Correcting a glaring omission of writing about contemporary feminist work by Canadian artists, Desire Change considers the resurgence of feminist art, thought, and practice in the past decade by examining artworks that respond to themes of diversity and desire. Essays by historians, artists, and curators present an overview of a range of artistic practices including performance, installation, video, textiles, and photography. Contributors address the desire for change through three central frames: how feminist art has significantly contributed to the complex understanding of gender as it intersects with sexuality and race; the necessary critique of patriarchy and institutions as they relate to colonization within the Canadian national-state; and the ways in which contemporary critiques are formed and expressed. The resulting collection addresses art through an activist lens to examine intersectional feminism, decolonization, and feminist institution building in a Canadian context. Heavily illustrated with representative works, Desire Change raises both the stakes and the concerns of contemporary feminist art, with an understanding that feminism is always and necessarily plural."-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Feminism and art -- Canada.
Feminism and art.
Canada.
Women artists -- Canada.
Women artists.
Art -- Canada -- History.
Art.
History.
Feminist art criticism -- Canada.
Feminist art criticism.
Feminism in art.
Feminism in art.
Women in art.
Women in art.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Added Author Davis, Heather, editor.
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, issuing body.
Other Form: Desire change.: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Winnipeg : Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, [2017] ©2017 (CaOONL)20179009443 (OCoLC)964329674
ISBN 9780773550773 (PDF)
0773550771
9780773549371
0773549374
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