Art Labor, Sex Politics: Feminist Effects in 1970s British Art and Performances

Synopsis

In Art Labor, Sex Politics Siona Wilson investigates the charged relationship of sex and labour politics as it played out in the making of feminist art in 1970s Britain. Her sustained exploration of works of experimental film, installation, performance, and photography maps the intersection of feminist and leftist projects in the artistic practices of this heady period.

"Art Labor, Sex Politics is a totally compelling book on an important period in art history, and the most comprehensive analysis of a set of projects that define feminist art history. We come away with a real appreciation for the commitment of a generation of artists to the politics of representation and to the challenge of providing us with new ways of looking at the world in the effort to remake that world." – Jennifer Doyle