{"product_id":"9781913641368","title":"Unlocking Women's Art","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho were the pioneering female painters and who are the best contemporary women painters around today?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlighting artists from Gentileschi to Kahlo, art historian\nPL Henderson’s new book,\u003ci\u003e Unlocking Women’s Art\u003c\/i\u003e  focuses on\nthe female pioneers, visionaries and radicals of the painting medium. On a\njourney through Western art history and with references to diverse global\nartists, the fascinating lives of female painters and their artworks are\ndiscussed within their often challenging cultural contexts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn chapters which consider\nidentity, muses and models, the domestic space, the Avant-garde, in addition to\nwar, peace and protest, the world of women who paint is intriguingly unlocked. Why\ndid early female artists ingeniously encode their self-portraits? How did nature\nas a theme open the doors to a forbidden professional realm? Which female\npainters shocked the art establishment with their daring portrayals of the nude? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile these and many more interesting subjects are explored, in a similar\nformat to her successful book \u003ci\u003eUnravelling Women’s Art\u003c\/i\u003e, the author ends each\nchapter with interviews of contemporary, global female painters, allowing absorbing\ninsights into their individual practices. Some of the contemporary artists interviewed include Shani Rhys James, Sungi Mlengeya and Sarah Maple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P.L. Henderson","offers":[{"title":"Aurora Metro Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Tall rack paperback (US) |  2023-11-13","offer_id":44230040486143,"sku":"9781913641368","price":44.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_91dabf66-7445-4a6a-8160-26a8c4aec087.jpg?v=1692990718","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781913641368","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}