WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution

WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution

Cover artist	Martha Rosler, Body Beautiful, or Beauty Knows No Pain: Hot House, or Harem, 1966-72, detail
Subject	Art and the feminist revolution
Genre	Information and Reference Book
Publisher	The MIT Press
Publication date	2007
ISBN	978-0-914357-99-5

WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution was an exhibition of international women’s art presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles from March 4–July 16, 2007. It later traveled to PS1 Contemporary Art Center, where it was on view February 17–May 12, 2008. The exhibition featured works from 120 artists and artists' groups from around the world.^[1]

The 2007 exhibition catalogue -- also titled WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution -- documents this first major retrospective of art and the feminist revolution. Edited by Cornelia Butler and Lisa Gabrielle Mark, it has essays by Butler, Judith Russi Kirshner, Catherine Lord, Marsha Meskimmon, Richard Meyer, Helen Molesworth, Peggy Phelan, Nelly Richard, Valerie Smith, Abigail Solomon-Godeau, and Jenni Sorkin.^[2][3]

WACK! surveyed work by more than 120 artists in a wide variety of media, arranged by themes including Abstraction, "Autophotography," Body as Medium, Family Stories, Gender Performance, Knowledge as Power, Making Art History, and others.^[4]

The following is a complete list of artists featured in the exhibition and catalogue:^[5]

• Magdalena Abakanowicz (b. 1930), Polish sculptor and fiber artist
• Marina Abramović (b. 1946), Serbian and former Yugoslavian performance artist
• Carla Accardi (1924–2014), Italian painter
• Chantal Akerman (b. 1950), Belgian film director and artist
• Helena Almeida (b. 1934), Portuguese artist
• Sonia Andrade (b. 1935), Brazilian artist
• Eleanor Antin (b. 1935), American artist
• Judith F. Baca (b. 1946), American Chicana artist
• Mary Bauermeister (b. 1934), German artist
• Lynda Benglis (b. 1941), American artist
• Berwick Street Film Collective
• Camille Billops (b. 1933), African-American artist
• Dara Birnbaum (b. 1946), American video and installation artist
• Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), French-American artist and sculptor
• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (b. 1940), American graphic designer and artist
• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha (1951–1982), South Korean-born American novelist and artist
• Judy Chicago (b. 1939), American artist
• Lygia Clark (b. 1920, d. 1988), Brazilian artist
• Tee Corinne (b. 1943, d. 2006), American artist
• Niki de Saint Phalle, Jean Tinguely, and Per Olof Ultvedt
• Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), American artist
• Disband
• Assia Djebar (1936–2015), Algerian filmmaker
• Rita Donagh (b. 1939), British artist
• Kirsten Dufour (b. 1941), Danish artist
• Lili Dujourie (b. 1941), Belgian video artist
• Mary Beth Edelson (b. 1933), American artist
• Rose English British performance artist
• VALIE EXPORT (b. 1940), Austrian artist
• Jacqueline Fahey (b. 1929), New Zealand painter
• Louise Fishman (b. 1939), American painter
• Audrey Flack (b. 1931), American artist
• Iole de Freitas (b. 1945), Brazilian photographer and filmmaker
• Isa Genzken (b. 1948), German artist
• Nancy Grossman (b. 1940), American artist
• Barbara Hammer (b. 1939), American filmmaker
• Harmony Hammond (b. 1944), American artist and writer
• Margaret Harrison (b. 1940), English artist
• Mary Heilmann (b. 1940), American artist
• Lynn Hershman (b. 1941), American artist and filmmaker
• Eva Hesse (1936–1970), Jewish German-born American sculptor
• Susan Hiller (b. 1940), American artist
• Rebecca Horn (b. 1944), German visual artist
• Alexis Hunter (b. 1948, d. 2014), New Zealand painter and photographer
• Mako Idemitsu (b. 1940), Japanese filmmaker
• Sanja Iveković (b. 1949), Croatian photographer, sculptor and installation artist
• Joan Jonas (b. 1936), American video and performance artist
• Kirsten Justesen (b. 1943), Danish artist
• Mary Kelly (b. 1941), American conceptual artist
• Joyce Kozloff (b. 1942), American artist
• Friedl Kubelka (b. 1946), Austrian photographer
• Shigeko Kubota (b. 1937), Japanese-born video artist, sculptor and performance artist
• Yayoi Kusama (b. 1929), Japanese artist and writer
• Ketty La Rocca (b. 1938, d. 1976), Italian artist
• Suzanne Lacy (b. 1945), American artist
• Suzy Lake (b. 1947), American-Canadian artist
• Maria Lassnig (1919–2014), Austrian artist
• Lesbian Art Project (1977–1979), participatory art movement in Los Angeles
• Lee Lozano (1930–1999), American artist
• Léa Lublin (b. 1929), Polish-French performance artist
• Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942), Italian-Brazilian artist
• Mónica Mayer (b. 1954), Mexican artist
• Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), Cuban American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist
• Annette Messager (b. 1943), French visual artist
• Marta Minujín and Richard Squires
• Nasreen Mohamedi (1937–1990), Indian artist
• Linda M. Montano (b. 1942), American performance artist
• Ree Morton (1936–1977), American artist
• Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen
• Alice Neel (1900–1984), American artist
• Senga Nengudi (b. 1943), African-American artist
• Ann Newmarch (b. 1945), Australian artist
• Lorraine O’Grady (b. 1934), American conceptual artist
• Pauline Oliveros (b. 1932), American composer
• Yoko Ono (b. 1933), Japanese multimedia artist
• ORLAN (b. 1947), French artist
• Ulrike Ottinger (b. 1942), German filmmaker
• Gina Pane (1939–1990), French artist
• Catalina Parra (b. 1940), Chilean artist
• Ewa Partum (b. 1945), Polish-German artist
• Howardena Pindell (b. 1943), American abstract artist
• Adrian Piper (b. 1948), American conceptual artist
• Sylvia Plimack Mangold (b. 1938), American artist, painter, printmaker, and pastelist
• Sally Potter (b. 1949), English filmmaker and performance artist
• Yvonne Rainer (b. 1934), American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker
• Ursula Reuter Christiansen (b. 1943), German-Danish filmmaker and painter
• Lis Rhodes (b. 1942), British artist
• Faith Ringgold (b. 1930) African-American artist
• Ulrike Rosenbach (b. 1943), German video and performance artist
• Martha Rosler (b. 1943), American artist
• Betye Saar (b. 1926), American artist
• Miriam Schapiro (b. 1923), Canadian artist
• Mira Schendel (1919–1988), Brazilian artist
• Carolee Schneemann (b. 1939), American artist
• Joan Semmel (b. 1932), American feminist painter
• Bonnie Sherk (b. 1945), American landscape architect and performance artist
• Cindy Sherman (b. 1954), American photographer
• Katharina Sieverding (b. 1944), Czech photographer
• Sylvia Sleigh (1916–2010), Welsh-born realist painter
• Alexis Smith (b. 1949), American artist
• Barbara T. Smith (b. 1931), American performance artist
• Mimi Smith (b. 1942), American artist
• Joan Snyder (b. 1940), American painter
• Valerie Solanas (1936–1988), American writer
• Annegret Soltau (b. 1946), German artist
• Nancy Spero (1926–2009), American artist
• Spiderwoman Theater
• Lisa Steele (b. 1947), Canadian video artist
• Sturtevant
• Cosey Fanni Tutti (b. 1951), English performance artist
• Mierle Laderman Ukeles (b. 1939), American artist
• Cecilia Vicuña (b. 1947), Chilean poet, artist and filmmaker
• June Wayne (1918–2011), American printmaker, tapestry designer and painter
• "Where We At" Black Women Artists
• Colette Whiten (b. 1945), sculpture, installation and performance artist
• Faith Wilding (b. 1943), Paraguayan American multidisciplinary artist
• Hannah Wilke (b. 1940, d. 1993), American artist
• Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), American photographer
• Nil Yalter, Judy Blum, and Nicole Croiset
• Nil Yalter (b. 1938), Egyptian-French artist, co-founder of Groupe de Cinq
• Zarina (b. 1937), Indian artist

References

1. Johnson, Ken (2008-02-15). "WACK!: Art and the Feminist Revolution - Art - Review". New York Times. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
2. Ozler, Levent (2007-02-16). "Wack!: Art and the Feminist Revolution". Dexigner. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
3. "View on Canadian ArtVoCA Recommends...WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, Vancouver". View on Canadian Art. 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
4. "WACK!". MIT Press. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
5. http://www.moca.org/media/gal_guides/WACK!_Gallery_Guide.pdf

External links

• "WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution". Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-03-06.