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Women and Feminism within the Arts since 1945
This Set will familiarize students with a variety of contemporary women artists, feminist issues within contemporary art, and the position of women in the art world since 1945.
Students will respond to the collected works by answering the questions and recording their thoughts and opinions for use in classroom discussion.
Objectives:
-Students will be exposed to female artists and the issues surrounding women's involvement in the arts.
-Students will begin thinking about these issues, exploring the history and symbolism of these subjects, and prepare their own thoughts for discussion.
concepts: Meaning, Symbolism, Society, Gender
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Sainte Sebastienne
Artist: Louise Bourgeois
Date: 1992
Medium: Prints, Edition Prints/Proofs
Size: 47.5 x 37.125 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 1992.178
What reaction to the subject of this work do you have?
What might be the artist's intent behind the use of arrows in this picture?
What could be a reason that the artist did not include this figures head?
How does this work depict the human body?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.78515625" id="zoomer_19835_7492iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/2b/1c/714eea6281353fe0536914f99f7f/140/120/19835.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Sainte Sebastienne, Louise Bourgeois" height_offset="0" /></div>
Atlas
Artist: Rosemarie Trockel
Date: 2001
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Unique Works on Paper, Mixed media
Size: sheet 22.75 x 19.5 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 2001.127
What might the title of this work refer to?
What is the focal point of this work? Is it a symbolic or meaningful choice?
What could the artist be attempting to say by depicting the figure as they did? Are they successful?
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Compare the second work to the one on the left:
Do you have the same reaction to the subject matter? If not, how was your reaction different?
What could the artist of this work be trying to say?
Does the artists aesthetic choices(color, value, composition) affect how you react to the subject?
<div style="width:140px; height:120px;"><div style="position:relative; width:93.24px; height:79.92px; margin-left:0px; margin-top:0px;"><div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:93.24px; height:79.92px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.8515625" id="zoomer_21260_30693iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/fd/43/87e4ab9f9b83825df36fec95ed9a/93.24/79.92/21260.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Atlas, Rosemarie Trockel" height_offset="0" /></div></div><div style="position:relative; width:93.24px; height:79.92px; margin-left:46.62px; margin-top:-39.96px;"><div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:93.24px; height:79.92px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.764322916667" id="zoomer_33637_200iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/d2/2d/de70499639a7f8d1fd8c54a3155c/93.24/79.92/33637.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled, Cindy Sherman" height_offset="0" /></div></div></div>
Accumulation of Spaces (No. B.T.)
Artist: Yayoi Kusama
Date: 1963
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Unique Works on Paper, Mixed media
Size: sheet 19.75 x 25.5 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 1996.169
Does this work make you think of any other field of arts or design? If so, which ones?
What industry historically associated with women might the design of this work be referring to?
Does the design of this work provoke positive or negative responses with you? Why?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:109.268292683px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.28125" id="zoomer_22142_14749iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/46/3b/902ead43d9a6b90701ec43f0a1b4/140/120/22142.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Accumulation of Spaces (No. B.T.), Yayoi Kusama" height_offset="0" /></div>
Untitled
Artist: Linda G. Rich
Date: c. 1973
Medium: Photographs, Photograph-Portfolio
Size: 4 15/16 x 5 in. (12.54 x 12.7 cm) (image)12 x 10 7/8 in. (30.48 x 27.62 cm) (mount)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 74.81.7
How are the subjects in this photograph depicted?
What design choices has the artist made to direct the way the audience interacts with the subjects?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.015625" id="zoomer_89841_31998iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/01/d0/baf3837d3100bfa81351f71da2e6/140/120/89841.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled, Linda G. Rich" height_offset="0" /></div>
Cut Piece
Artist: Yoko Ono
Date: 1965
Medium: Media Arts, Videotapes/Videodiscs, Audio-Video
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 2002.210.1-.2
What is happening in this picture?
What might the symbolism of these actions be?
How does this performance relate to contemporary issues faced by women?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:105px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.33333333333" id="zoomer_41798_34844iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/45/a7/067a07cf835e8db0c28797b4bdd3/140/120/41798.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Cut Piece, Yoko Ono" height_offset="0" /></div>
Cedar Hill
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler ; Crown Point Press, San Francisco
Date: 1983
Medium: Prints, Print
Size: 20 1/8 x 24 7/8 in. (51.12 x 63.18 cm) (image, sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: P.84.1
Compare this painting to other artists from the same style and movement(Abstract Expressionism, Color Field Painting, Minimalism). How does it differ? How is it the same?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:112px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.25" id="zoomer_104031_4005iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/e1/a3/91ab71c08fbde36ac862c2252e26/140/120/104031.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Cedar Hill, Helen Frankenthaler ; Crown Point Press, San Francisco" height_offset="0" /></div>
Untitled (three older women in bus with hand from behind touching window)
Artist: Gilles Peress
Date: 1993
Medium: Photographs, Photograph
Size: 9 1/8 x 13 3/16 in. (23.18 x 33.5 cm) (image)10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.62 x 35.4 cm) (sheet)
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Accession #: 98.95.4
What is your reaction to this photograph?
How do you think the subjects of this work feel?
How do you feel about them?
How do you think the artist felt about his subjects?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:96.796875px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.44632768362" id="zoomer_92108_44678iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/de/c6/a35e1faae0bce6177b1696fa4590/140/120/92108.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled (three older women in bus with hand from behind touching window), Gilles Peress" height_offset="0" /></div>
Woman
Artist: Willem de Kooning
Date: circa 1952
Medium: Drawings and Watercolors, Drawings
Size: unframed 13.5 x 10.3125 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 1995.67
How is the artist depicting the subject of this work?
How might he feel about this subject?
Do you think the artist is trying to communicate a deliberate message about the meaning of this subject?
If so, what is that message?
Do you agree with this message?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.8046875" id="zoomer_42039_45292iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/0c/b6/31d3318770c19ac8ab1a84d91bf1/140/120/42039.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Woman, Willem de Kooning" height_offset="0" /></div>
untitled
Artist: Jenny Holzer
Date: circa 1987
Medium: Sculpture, Models
Size: overall 15 x 18 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 2005.71
What do you think this text is referring to?
What is your reaction to this text?
What kind of reaction do you think the artist is trying to provoke?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:117.636761488px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.19010416667" id="zoomer_33657_26196iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/3a/85/fa18a481a64f36779d0d0a9c9efa/140/120/33657.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="untitled, Jenny Holzer" height_offset="0" /></div>
Untitled [women's restroom]
<div style="width:140px; height:120px;"><div style="position:relative; width:93.24px; height:79.92px; margin-left:0px; margin-top:0px;"><div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:93.24px; height:63.00984375px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.47976878613" id="zoomer_91601_53221iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/a6/dd/7502c28f4c3947c3742ba147d958/93.24/79.92/91601.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled [women's restroom], Garry Winogrand ; RFG Publishing, Inc." height_offset="0" /></div></div><div style="position:relative; width:93.24px; height:79.92px; margin-left:46.62px; margin-top:-39.96px;"><div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:93.24px; height:62.3724609375px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.49489051095" id="zoomer_91799_59297iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/4d/4b/3910bb0ddf013fcc4cc8bf5e54ad/93.24/79.92/91799.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Untitled [women's rights march], Garry Winogrand ; RFG Publishing, Inc." height_offset="0" /></div></div></div>
Aloof
Artist: Nura Woodson Ulreich
Date: circa 1941
Medium: Paintings
Size: unframed 23.875 x 19.625 x 0.75 inches
Institution: Walker Art Center
Accession #: 1943.19
What historical movements within art does the style of this painting reflect?
How has the manner in which the artist has depicted the figure affected your emotions about it.
What elements of design are the artist utilizing to create meaning?
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.826822916667" id="zoomer_33486_24536iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/40/3b/4af3158d67df2f51109d0838a1af/140/120/33486.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Aloof, Nura Woodson Ulreich" height_offset="0" /></div>
