Eleanor Heartney Livres

Looks at the achievements and influence of twelve contemporary women artists, including Nancy Spero, Judy Pfaff, Ann Hamilton, and Ellen Gallagher.

The authors of After the Revolution return with an incisive study of the work of contemporary women artists.

Dale Chihuly's work is showcased through a stunning collection of his site-specific glass installations, highlighting architectural commissions and exhibitions over four decades. This large-format publication delves into his intricate designs across various settings, including walls, ceilings, and fountains. The exploration spans iconic locations from Venice to Jerusalem, offering unique insights into Chihuly's creative inspirations and the global impact of his art. The book captures the essence of his transformative approach to integrating glass into architectural spaces.

A comprehensive survey of art of the last three decades.

Neo-expressionism - The anti-aesthetes - Postmodern feminism - Postmodern multiculturalism - Commodity critics

Focusing on the intersection of religion and contemporary art, Eleanor Heartney's re-edited edition explores the influence of Catholicism on the Culture Wars of the 1990s. It reveals that many controversial artists of the era came from Catholic backgrounds, challenging the notion that creativity and faith are inherently opposed. The book offers a fresh perspective on how Catholic culture shaped artistic expression and reflects on current cultural conflicts, suggesting that understanding these religious roots can foster healing in today's divided society.

Exploring the intersection of contemporary art and apocalyptic thinking, this book delves into how artists reflect on the duality of hope and despair inherent in the concept of the Apocalypse. It examines the historical roots of apocalyptic ideas, their influence on modern society, and their role in shaping responses to contemporary crises. Through diverse artistic expressions, the work addresses themes of justice, authoritarianism, and societal fears, while questioning the utility of Doomsday as a metaphor. This multifaceted analysis integrates cultural studies, theology, and philosophy.

The book presents an in-depth exploration of Halim Flower's artistic vision, highlighting his innovative contributions to contemporary art. Featuring insights from prominent scholars, it examines the themes and influences that shape his work, showcasing his rise as a significant figure in the art world.

A long overdue broad-ranging study of one of Australia's leading contemporary artists, featuring works from over two decades.

Offering a radical rewriting of the history of contemporary art from a feminist perspective, four distinguished authors explore the lineages of performance, abstraction, craft and ecofeminism in ways that reveal the debt these important genres owe to the work of pioneering women artists. The painters, sculptors and performance artists featured here have shaped ideas now dominating the art world: the vulnerability of the environment, the rise of activist art, the challenge to the reign of high technology (including digital culture), and the development of a new language of abstraction. Having demolished the linear narrative of modernism, the privileging of a white male ethnocentric vision, the division of high and low art and the separation of art from larger social issues, feminist artists laid the groundwork for the globalised, multi-media, postmodern art world of today. Illustrated with a spread of work from the last sixty years (and including contextual discussion of earlier practitioners), this book makes a compelling case for placing feminist art and artists at the heart of contemporary art.