Feminism. Art. Capitalism
Feminism in art is often portrayed as a success story, but how can that be possible when feminism itself has been shaped within an evolving capitalism where production and reproduction conflict? Posing this question enables a rethinking of feminism and art in terms of material and ideological determinations--one that is relevant to a broader exploration of how emancipatory politics fare at the intersection of social reality and the art field under capitalist hegemony.
Feminism. Art. Capitalism. calls for a revolutionary rethinking of the feminist struggle and its relation to art. Championing Marxist feminism, the book explores the exploitation of enthusiasm in contemporary art as a field that promises a self-determined subject, the ideological capture of feminism, the impact of postmodernism, and the crucial notion of social reproduction. In addressing the contradictions of capitalist modernity, including its technological imagery, this critique considers present feminism when the need to oppose capital's world-making. To this art, both contributions and questions are more significant than ever.
Award-winning novelist and academic Dimritakaki offers a provocative and uncompromising guide to art history, criticism, theory, and practice. It invites readers to confront the implications of claiming art sites of resistance.
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Feminism in art is often portrayed as a success story, but how can that be possible when feminism itself has been shaped within an evolving capitalism where production and reproduction conflict? Posing this question enables a rethinking of feminism and art in terms of material and ideological determinations--one that is relevant to a broader exploration of how emancipatory politics fare at the intersection of social reality and the art field under capitalist hegemony.
Feminism. Art. Capitalism. calls for a revolutionary rethinking of the feminist struggle and its relation to art. Championing Marxist feminism, the book explores the exploitation of enthusiasm in contemporary art as a field that promises a self-determined subject, the ideological capture of feminism, the impact of postmodernism, and the crucial notion of social reproduction. In addressing the contradictions of capitalist modernity, including its technological imagery, this critique considers present feminism when the need to oppose capital's world-making. To this art, both contributions and questions are more significant than ever.
Award-winning novelist and academic Dimritakaki offers a provocative and uncompromising guide to art history, criticism, theory, and practice. It invites readers to confront the implications of claiming art sites of resistance.
