Contemporary British women artists : in their own words /
Fortnum, Rebecca.
Contemporary British women artists : in their own words / Rebecca Fortnum. - London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - ix, 166 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
In this illuminating collection of new interviews, some of the most important women artists practising in Britain today talk about their work, their influences and their relationships, sometimes ambivalent, with the art historical canon. Enlightening and frequently entertaining, the interviews, with artists spanning different generations and working in media as diverse as performance art, painting, sculpture, video and installation, give fascinating first-hand insights into both the artists’ lives and the creative process. Fortnum speaks to: Tacita Dean, Tanya Kovats, Christine Borland, Jane Harris, Vanessa Jackson, Tracey Emin, Maria Lalic, Hayley Newman, Sonia Boyce, Emma Kay, Jananne Al-Ani, Gillian Ayres, Lucy Gunning, Claire Barclay, Maria Chevska, Anya Gallacio, Jemima Stehli, Tomoko Takahashi, Runa Islam and Paula Rego.
1845112245 9781845112240
Art, British--21st century.
Women artists--Great Britain--Interviews.
N6796 / .F678 2007
Contemporary British women artists : in their own words / Rebecca Fortnum. - London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. - ix, 166 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
In this illuminating collection of new interviews, some of the most important women artists practising in Britain today talk about their work, their influences and their relationships, sometimes ambivalent, with the art historical canon. Enlightening and frequently entertaining, the interviews, with artists spanning different generations and working in media as diverse as performance art, painting, sculpture, video and installation, give fascinating first-hand insights into both the artists’ lives and the creative process. Fortnum speaks to: Tacita Dean, Tanya Kovats, Christine Borland, Jane Harris, Vanessa Jackson, Tracey Emin, Maria Lalic, Hayley Newman, Sonia Boyce, Emma Kay, Jananne Al-Ani, Gillian Ayres, Lucy Gunning, Claire Barclay, Maria Chevska, Anya Gallacio, Jemima Stehli, Tomoko Takahashi, Runa Islam and Paula Rego.
1845112245 9781845112240
Art, British--21st century.
Women artists--Great Britain--Interviews.
N6796 / .F678 2007