Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-garde
Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-garde is an art-history study of how feeling shaped late-modern art and avant-garde practice. Susan Best examines work by Eva Hesse, Lygia Clark, Ana Mendieta and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, with particular focus on affect as part of artistic innovation.
At a glance
- Considers affect and emotion as part of artistic production rather than treating late-modern art as necessarily affectless.
- Focuses on four influential women artists: Eva Hesse, Lygia Clark, Ana Mendieta and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
- Addresses methods for interpreting feeling in art history.
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Pros
- Offers a focused discussion of four artists and their role in reshaping avant-garde approaches.
- Connects art-historical analysis with questions about how viewers interpret feeling and emotion.
Technical specifications
9 specifications| Publisher | I.B. Tauris |
|---|---|
| Publication date | December 11, 2013 |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1780767099 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1780767093 |
| Weight listed | 9.9 ounces |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6.14 x 0.43 x 9.21 inches |
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Readers studying late-modern and post-1960s art, feminist art history or affect theory.
- Students and readers interested in the four artists discussed.
Less suited to
- Readers looking primarily for a visual catalogue or a broad survey of all late-modern art. The supplied description emphasizes analysis rather than catalogue coverage.
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Frequently asked questions
Which artists does the book discuss?
The description identifies Eva Hesse, Lygia Clark, Ana Mendieta and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha.
What is the book's central subject?
It examines how feeling and affect inform late-modern art and avant-garde innovation, and considers how art history can interpret those dimensions.
What are the listed edition and length?
The listing identifies this as a reprint in English, with 208 pages.
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