honeyrabbit's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Uni read, as a part of a bigger book that includes three different essays from Nochlin.
Really informative and interesting, helps to contextualise the male-domination of the art sphere. I can't give it 5 stars due to the, in my opinion, somewhat out of place dismissal of Rosa Benheur's clear queerness (in a time of queer-theory, nonetheless), as well as the strongly worded critique of her choice of retaining "femininity".
Really informative and interesting, helps to contextualise the male-domination of the art sphere. I can't give it 5 stars due to the, in my opinion, somewhat out of place dismissal of Rosa Benheur's clear queerness (in a time of queer-theory, nonetheless), as well as the strongly worded critique of her choice of retaining "femininity".
zatannacomic's review against another edition
inspiring
fast-paced
4.25
A lot of meaningful lines were written in this article. It was interesting, I learned a lot and would recommend this to everyone who wants to read more feminist and/or art-related books.
melanie_reads_books's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
A must-read for art historians and feminists alike.
I bought this book on a whim while in the Singapore National Gallery shop and I’m glad I did.
I loved the idea that greatness is inherently a patriarchal concept, especially when applied to art. I particularly appreciated that this idea was addressed in the 2006 reply as related to the discourse of the time (being the original 1970s essay) where the concept of what qualified as great was being hotly debated. The whole idea that buying in to greatness puts women on a unfair playing field was interesting, and quite obvious in hindsight once pointed out by the author.
What the 2006 reply lacked was more than a passing acknowledgment of intersectional feminism, which I was a little disappointed to find did not exist. Either way, this is a solid book and worth a read for any feminist or art historian.
I bought this book on a whim while in the Singapore National Gallery shop and I’m glad I did.
I loved the idea that greatness is inherently a patriarchal concept, especially when applied to art. I particularly appreciated that this idea was addressed in the 2006 reply as related to the discourse of the time (being the original 1970s essay) where the concept of what qualified as great was being hotly debated. The whole idea that buying in to greatness puts women on a unfair playing field was interesting, and quite obvious in hindsight once pointed out by the author.
What the 2006 reply lacked was more than a passing acknowledgment of intersectional feminism, which I was a little disappointed to find did not exist. Either way, this is a solid book and worth a read for any feminist or art historian.
grxcezhxng's review against another edition
4.0
really well-written argument about why there's been few great female artists as a result of institutional and systemic barriers
dontaskwhykris's review against another edition
I put this down because this is too educated for me. Might come back to it eventually but for now, I’m just not gonna keep reading it.