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ISMBackground and Quick Facts:*The feminist movement refers to the efforts and accomplishments made internationally in the name of equality (politically, socially, economically and culturally).

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*Feminist art began in the 1960s and flourished throughout the 1970s .

*Feminist Art has been called "the most influential international movement of any during the postwar period" [1] and its effects continue to the present.

•Feminist art also attempts to change the foundation for the production and reception of contemporary art.

•Feminist Art seeks greater visibility for women in art and art history.

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IST ARTA. Gentischelli,“Judith Slaying Holofernes”. 1611-1612

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Mary Cassat, “The Child’s Bath”. 1893,Oil .

FEMIN

IST ARTFrida Kahlo, “Self Portrait with Cropped Hair “, oil on canvas,1940.

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Georgia O’Keeffe, “Black Irises III”, 1926

Linda Nochlin, for example, read Linda Nochlin, for example, read Black Iris IIIBlack Iris III as a "morphological as a "morphological metaphor" for female genitalia, metaphor" for female genitalia, insisting that the connection is insisting that the connection is

"immediate", "concrete", and "that "immediate", "concrete", and "that the two meanings are almost the two meanings are almost

interchangeable." In this merger of interchangeable." In this merger of botany and anatomy, Nochlin found botany and anatomy, Nochlin found

reflection of "the unity of the reflection of "the unity of the feminine and the natural order"feminine and the natural order"

Judy Chicago,

“The Dinner Party”, 1979.

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FEMIN

IST ART“You Are a Captive Audience” Barbara Kruger

Kruger’s work merges found photographs Kruger’s work merges found photographs from existing sources with aggressive from existing sources with aggressive

text that addresses the struggle for text that addresses the struggle for power and control. Her trademark power and control. Her trademark

slogans question notions of feminism, slogans question notions of feminism, consumerism, individual autonomy and consumerism, individual autonomy and desire. Interestingly enough her black-desire. Interestingly enough her black-

and-white images are appropriated from and-white images are appropriated from the mainstream magazines that sell the the mainstream magazines that sell the

very ideas she questions!very ideas she questions!

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"The work is what it is and "The work is what it is and hopefully it’s seen as hopefully it’s seen as

feminist work, or feminist-feminist work, or feminist-advised work“ advised work“ Cindy ShermanCindy Sherman

Decode/ read this image in groups using a feminist

critical lens.Let’s discuss!

Jacques Louis David, “The Oath of the Horatii” 1786.

Decode/ read this image in groups using a feminist

critical lens.Let’s discuss!

Pablo Picasso, “ Les Demoiselles D’Avignon”, 1907.

Decode/ read this image in groups using a feminist

critical lens.Let’s discuss!

Joyce Weiland, “ Reason Over Passion”, 1968.

Why Address Feminist Issues?

*Art can question the world in powerful ways...*Female students can learn by using a critical lens*Male students can learn by using a critical lens