Difference and Excess in Contemporary Art

Difference and Excess in Contemporary Art The Visibility of Women's Practice - Art History Special Issues

Paperback (06 Feb 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This thought-provoking book explores the increasing visibility of women's art in Britain, Europe and America.


  • Considers the work of American artists Martha Rosler and Kara Walker, Irish artist Alice Maher, British artists Lubaina Himid, Christine Borland, Sarah Lucas, Cornelia Parker, Gillian Wearing and Rachel Whiteread, and the international performance group, moti roti.

  • Features specially-commissioned interviews with some of these artists.

  • Covers diverse media, from sculpture and painting through to photography, installations, video and performance.

Book information

ISBN: 9781405112024
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 704.082
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 380g
Height: 255mm
Width: 179mm
Spine width: 11mm