Published in 1996
264 pages
Jo Anna Isaak is the Marion Chair in Art History at Fordham University. Her research and writing focus on modern and contemporary art and critical theory and more recently on environmental issues. Her first book traced the connections between visual art and literature in European modernism; her second book was an exploration of laughter as a revolutionary strategy employed by contemporary women artists. She has organized several art exhibitions which have toured the U.S. and Canada including: “The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Laughter,” “Looking Forward, Looking Black” and “H20,” an exhibition about water and the human body.
What is this book about?
With innovative reworkings of the many traditional approaches to art theory and history, women artists have made an enormous impact on the contemporary art world. This book profiles many of these artists–including Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holcer, Jeanne Silverthorne, and the Guerilla Girls–from their earliest struggles to their ultimate impact, analyzing their creations both as works of art and as milestones in the development of feminist theory. 80 photos. 60 illustrations.
