Women can't paint : gender, the glass ceiling and values in contemporary art / Helen Gørrill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gørrill, Helen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Economic aspects--History--21st century.

Art.

Pay equity.

Sex discrimination against women.

Women artists--Economic conditions.

Women artists.

Women artists--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2019.

Summary:

"In 2013 Georg Baselitz declared that 'women don't paint very well'. Whilst shocking, his comments reveal what Helen Gørrill argues is prolific discrimination in the artworld. In a groundbreaking study of gender and value, Gørrill proves that there are few aesthetic differences in men and women's painting, but that men's art is valued at up to 80 per cent more than women's. Indeed, the power of masculinity is such that when men sign their work it goes up in value, yet when women sign their work it goes down. Museums, the author attests, are also complicit in this vicious cycle as they collect tokenist female artwork which impinges upon its artists' market value. An essential text for students and teachers, Gørrill's book is provocative and challenges existing methodologies whilst introducing shocking evidence. She proves how the price of being a woman impacts upon all forms of artistic currency, be it social, cultural or economic and in the vanguard of the 'Me Too' movement calls for the artworld to take action"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Masculinities and Femininities in Painting: The New Androgynous

Aesthetics in Contemporary Art

The Price of Being a Woman Artist: Dollars, Dirhams, Pounds and Euros

The Museum Exposed: Gendered Visibilities and Essentialist Aesthetics through Equality

Gender Parity and Arts Prizes: "Only Men Are Capable of Aesthetic Greatness"

The Importance of Wearing the Right Old (Art) School Tie: Networking, Gender and Painting

Values

Sexism and Ageism in Visual Art Values

"But Men are Allowed to be Old or Ugly!"

Smashing the Glass Ceiling of Women's Art: Manifestos for Equality That Could Actually Work

Conclusion:

Baselitz's Folly: Women Can Paint

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9781501352775

1501352776

9781501352768

1501352768

9781501352751

150135275X

OCLC:

1154952360