We wanted a revolution : black radical women, 1965-85 : a sourcebook / edited by Catherine Morris and Rujeko Hockley ; texts by Connie H. Choi, Carmen Hermo, Rujeko Hockley, Catherine Morris, Stephanie Weissberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morris, Catherine, editor, writer of added text.

Hockley, Rujeko, editor, writer of added text.

Choi, Connie H., writer of added text.

Hermo, Carmen, writer of added text.

Weissberg, Stephanie, writer of added text.

Brooklyn Museum, issuing body, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brooklyn Museum--Exhibitions.

Brooklyn Museum.

African American feminists--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

African American feminists.

African American women authors--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

African American women authors.

African American radicals--20th century--Exhibitions.

African American radicals.

African American women--Political activity--20th century--Exhibitions.

African American women.

Feminist literature--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Feminist literature.

Feminism--History--Sources--Exhibitions.

Feminism.

African American women--Political activity.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Black radical women, 1965-85 : a sourcebook

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Brooklyn Museum, 2017.

Summary:

"Focusing on the work of black women artists, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85 examines the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic priorities of women of color during the emergence of second-wave feminism. It is the first exhibition to highlight the voices and experiences of women of color--distinct from the primarily white, middle-class mainstream feminist movement--in order to reorient conversations around race, feminism, political action, art production, and art history in this significant historical period. Presenting a diverse group of artists and activists who lived and worked at the intersections of avant-garde art worlds, radical political movements, and profound social change, the exhibition features a wide array of work, including conceptual, performance, film, and video art, as well as photography, painting, sculpture, and printmaking." --Brooklyn Museum website, viewed April 11, 2017.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, April 21-September 17, 2017.

The artists represented in the exhibition include Emma Amos, Camille Billops, Kay Brown, Vivian E. Browne, Linda Goode Bryant, Beverly Buchanan, Carole Byard, Elizabeth Catlett, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ayoka Chenzira, Christine Choy and Susan Robeson, Blondell Cummings, Julie Dash, Pat Davis, Jeff Donaldson, Maren Hassinger, Janet Henry, Virginia Jaramillo, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Lisa Jones, Loïs Mailou Jones, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Carolyn Lawrence, Samella Lewis, Dindga McCannon, Barbara McCullough, Ana Mendieta, Senga Nengudi, Lorraine O'Grady, Howardena Pindell, Faith Ringgold, Alva Rogers, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Coreen Simpson, Lorna Simpson, Ming Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems.

This "Sourcebook gathers selected writings in order to situate radical art-making within the broader sociopolitical context of the period. It highlights the artists' and writers' own voices, in primary sources and original documents pertaining to several significant historical events, activist artist groups, and key exhibitions." --page 19.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780872731837

0872731839

OCLC:

964698467