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Magical women / editor, Draiflessen Collection gGmbH ; authors, David Bäcker, Martin Rudolf Brenninkmeijer, Birte Henrichsen, Corinna Otto, Jonas Schoster.
Fine Arts Library N7629.2.G3 M486 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Magical women (Draiflessen Collection)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in art--Exhibitions.
- Women in art.
- Occultism in art--Exhibitions.
- Occultism in art.
- Femininity in art--Exhibitions.
- Femininity in art.
- Magic in art--Exhibitions.
- Magic in art.
- Goddesses in art--Exhibitions.
- Goddesses in art.
- Art, Modern--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, Modern.
- Art, Modern--21st century--Exhibitions.
- Women.
- women (female humans).
- Physical Description:
- 239 pages : numerous illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Munich : Hirmer, [2026]
- Summary:
- Spiritual, Occult, Magical--Feminine! How artists have mobilized the association between women and magic to challenge ideas of sexuality and gender identity.From witches and clairvoyants to high priestesses, femininity and the magical are inextricably linked in cultures across the globe. This age-old connection has long shaped beliefs and notions of femininity, while also creating a pretext for demonizing women that reinforced patriarchal social structures. For artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, associations between women and the occult have offered an exciting opportunity to explore themes such as body and gender, women's sexuality, and the essentialization of gender identity--often from a feminist perspective. This book is a must-have now that occult themes and rituals are enjoying a comeback in mainstream culture.This book includes works by Myrlande Constant, Cordula Ditz, Mary Beth Edelson, Bev Grant / W.I.T.C.H., Vivian Greven, Rebecca Horn, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Rosana Paulino, Paloma Proudfoot, Gillian Wearing, and Portia Zvavahera.
- Notes:
- "Myrlande Constant, Cordula Ditz, Mary Beth Edelson, Bev Grant /W.I.T.C.H., Vivian Greven, Rebecca Horn, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Rosana Paulino, Paloma Proudfoot, Gillian Wearing, Portia Zvavahera"--Page 42.
- "An exhibition by the Draiflessen Colection, Mettingen, October 26, 2025 to February 22, 2026"--Colophon.
- Book consists of two segments: pages 3-35 (26 cm), bound inside flap of the front cover; and pages 44-239 (28 cm)
- Book has special paperback binding with only one side fixed to the book (spine not attached).
- Local Notes:
- On the occasion of an exhibition held at the Draiflessen Collection, Mettingen, October 26, 2025 - February 22, 2026.
- ISBN:
- 377744717X
- 9783777447179
- OCLC:
- 1581192133
- Online:
- Summary
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