Published in 2014
174 pages
Katy Deepwell is a feminist art critic and academic, based in London. She is the founder and editor of n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal, published 1998-2017, in 40 volumes by KT press. She founded KT press as a feminist not-for-profit publishing company to publish the journal and books on feminist art. In Feb 2017, Katy Deepwell wrote and published a MOOC (a mass open online course) on feminism and contemporary art. She was President of the British Section of AICA (International Association of Art Critics), 1997–2000. She was Chair of Trustees of Women’s Art Library, London, 1989–1994, a national charity and library on women artists which closed in 2002, now housed at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her work has been centred on the promotion of feminism in relation to the contemporary art and art criticism.
What is this book about?
A unique anthology of 35 feminist art manifestos by contemporary women artists from around the world (1969-2013), introduced by Katy Deepwell. These feminist art manifestos written at different moments over the last forty years explore the potential of women’s cultural production as visual artists. Manifestos occupy a specific place in the visual arts, as a means to communicate radical ideas. These texts outline a critique of patriarchy and utopian hopes for the future.
- KATY DEEPWELL – NEGOTIATIONS (an introduction)
- MIERLE LADERMAN UKELES – MANIFESTO FOR MAINTENANCE ART 1969!
- AGNES DENES – A MANIFESTO (1969)
- MICHELE WALLACE – MANIFESTO OF WSABAL (1970)
- NANCY SPERO – FEMINIST MANIFESTO (1970-1971)
- MONICA SJOO AND ANNE BERG – IMAGES ON WOMANPOWER – ARTS MANIFESTO (1971)
- RITA MAE BROWN – A MANIFESTO FOR THE FEMINIST ARTIST (1972)
- VALIE EXPORT – WOMEN’S ART: A MANIFESTO (1972)
- FEMINIST FILM AND VIDEO ORGANIZATIONS – WOMANIFESTO (1975)
- KLONARIS / THOMADAKI – MANIFESTE POUR UNE FÉMINITÉ RADICALE POUR UN CINÉMA AUTRE (1977)
- CAROLEE SCHNEEMANN – WOMEN IN THE YEAR 2000 (1977)
- Z.BUDAPEST, U.ROSENBACH, S.B.A.COVEN – FIRST MANIFESTO ON THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION OF WOMEN (1978)
- EWA PARTUM – CHANGE, MY PROBLEM IS A PROBLEM OF A WOMAN (1979)
- WOMEN ARTISTS OF PAKISTAN MANIFESTO (1983)
- CHILA BURMAN – THERE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT BLACKWOMEN ARTISTS (1986)
- EVA AND CO – THE MANIFESTO (1992)
- VNS MATRIX – BITCH MUTANT MANIFESTO (1994)
- VIOLETTA LIAGATCHEV – CONSTITUTION INTEMPESTIVE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTISTES FEMMES (1995)
- OLD BOYS NETWORK – 100 ANTI-THESES (1997)
- LILY BEA MOOR (aka SENGA NENGUDI) – LILIES OF THE VALLEY UNITE! OR NOT (1998)
- DORA GARCIA – 100 IMPOSSIBLE ARTWORKS (2001)
- SUBROSA – REFUGIA: MANIFESTO FOR BECOMING AUTONOMOUS ZONES (BAZ)(2002)
- ORLAN – CARNAL ART MANIFESTO (2002)
- RHANI LEE REMEDES – THE SCUB MANIFESTO (2002)
- FACTORY OF FOUND CLOTHES – MANIFESTO (2002)
- FEMINIST ART ACTION BRIGADE – MANIFESTO (2003)
- METTE INGVARTSEN – YES MANIFESTO (2004)
- XABIER ARAKISTAIN – ARCO MANIFESTO (2005)
- YES! ASSOCIATION/FÖRENINGEN JA! – JÄMLIKHETSAVTAL #1(THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AGREEMENT #1) (2005)
- ARAHMAIANI – LETTER TO MARINETTI and MANIFESTO OF THE SCEPTICS (2009)
- GUERRILLA GIRLS – GUIDE TO BEHAVING BADLY (2010)
- JULIE PERINI – RELATIONAL FILMMAKING MANIFESTO (2010)
- ELIZABETH M. STEPHENS AND ANNIE M. SPRINKLE – ECOSEX MANIFESTO (2011)
- LUCIA TKACOVA and ANETTA MONA CHISA – 80:20
- SILVIA ZIRANEK – MANIFESTA (2013)
- MARTINE SYMS – MUNDANE AFROFUTURIST MANIFESTO (2013)
