! Women Art Revolution

Synopsis: !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION elaborates the relationship of the feminist art movement to the 1960s anti-war and civil rights movements and explains how historical events, such as the all-male protest exhibition against the invasion of Cambodia, sparked the first of many feminist actions against major cultural institutions. The film details major developments in women’s art of the 1970s, including the first feminist art education programs, political organisations and protests, alternative art spaces such as the A.I.R. Gallery and Franklin Furnace in New York and the Los Angeles Women’s Building, publications such as Chrysalis and Heresies, and landmark exhibitions, performances, and installations of public art that changed the entire direction of art.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2012
Year of production: 2012
Subjects: Art; Politics & government; Women’s studies
Keywords: civil rights; feminism; United States of America; women artists; women’s rights; activism; 1960s

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