Girl on girl : art and photography in the age of the female gaze / Charlotte Jansen.

By:

Jansen, Charlotte [author.]

Publisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2019Description: 192 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 22 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781786275554 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

N8354

Summary: A new generation of female artists is emerging who have grown up in a culture saturated with social media and selfies. This book looks at how young women are using photography and the internet to explore issues of self-image and female identity, and the impact this is having on contemporary art. 40 artists are featured, all of whose principal subject matter is either themselves or other women. Each is accompanied by a short profile based on personal interviews with the author, giving a fascinating insight into this exciting shift in female creativity.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	709.22/JAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7412405965

Originally published: 2017.

A new generation of female artists is emerging who have grown up in a culture saturated with social media and selfies. This book looks at how young women are using photography and the internet to explore issues of self-image and female identity, and the impact this is having on contemporary art. 40 artists are featured, all of whose principal subject matter is either themselves or other women. Each is accompanied by a short profile based on personal interviews with the author, giving a fascinating insight into this exciting shift in female creativity.

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Girl on girl : art and photography in the age of the female gaze / Charlotte Jansen.

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