Nancy Spero, Encounters (Paperback)

An original and valuable intervention in the fast-growing field of feminist and new art histories, Nancy Spero, Encounters offers a sophisticated interpretation of the work of a highly original and under-represented woman artist. The study proposes a new model of comparatism within the field of visual studies, mirroring and complementing Spero's dialogic manner of working. Basing her analyses on extensive research and multiple face-to-face interviews with the artist, Joanna Walker examines how a selection of the artists and art forms Spero cited offer significant points of comparison with her work. Walker presents Spero's encounters with the art of Ana Mendieta; with the poetry of the American poet H.D.; with the dance of Isadora Duncan; and, turning the lens back on Spero as subject, with the portraits of the artist by Abe Frajndlich. Also included are transcripts of Walker's interviews with the artist, and a listing of the books contained in Spero's personal library which informed her practice. Not only does this book cast well-deserved light on an artist who spent most of her career on the margins of the mainstream - it reverses genealogies and revises the traditional remit of the art historical monograph through both its structure and content.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2011
Authors:	Joanna S. Walker
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-26848-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-26848-8
Barcode:	9781138268487

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