Witch Hunt

This title focuses on a selection of international artists whose oeuvres are informed by the legacies of feminist thought, featuring lesser-known projects or new commissions that recast socio-political realities throughout the world. Each artist adds to the feminist discourse through sculpture, painting, video, installation and performance art to reclaim women's marginalised creative histories. Artists include Yael Bartana, Candice Breitz, Teresa Margolles and Okwui Okpokwasili.In addition to extensive illustrations, the book includes essays by Anne Ellegood and Connie Butler, curators and art historians whose practices have also been dedicated to a discussion of women’s rights.Artists include: Leonor Antunes, Yael Bartana, Pauline Boudry / Renate Lorenz, Candice Breitz, Shu Lea Cheang, Minerva Cuevas, Vaginal Davis, Every Ocean Hughes, Bouchra Khalili, Laura Lima, Teresa Margolles, Otobong Nkanga, Okwui Okpokwasili, Lara Schnitger and Beverly Semmes.
ISBN 9781942884750. DelMonico Books/Hammer Museum. hb. 224 pages. 200 colour ills. 24.1 x 30.5 cm..
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