Famm: Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781858947181)

The brand-new museum dedicated solely to women artists.

For centuries, art history has largely overlooked the accomplishments
of women artists. With the opening of the Female Artists of the Mougins
Museum in France - or FAMM for short - this imbalance in the
recognition and appreciation of women's art from around the world is
being redressed. Through its paintings, sculptures, and photographs
drawn from the remarkable Levett Collection, FAMM is proud to tell the
story of female creativity from Impressionism to the present day.

Written
by a range of female curators, academics, and art historians, this
superb book presents more than 230 spectacular artworks from FAMM and
the wider Levett Collection. This publication is bookended by a lively
introduction and an illustrated timeline that highlights significant
events involving women artists and some of the most important stylistic
and thematic currents in the visual arts since the mid-19th century. In
the main part of the book, the featured works are divided into six
themed sections that represent a compelling artistic journey: from
visionary Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, and
daring Surrealists such as Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini, and Dorothea
Tanning; through bold figuration by Elaine de Kooning, Alice Neel,
Jenny Saville, and Sahara Longa, and powerful abstract works by Lee
Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Alma Thomas, and Lalan. The
final two sections, devoted to sculpture and contemporary art, include
Barbara Hepworth, Louise Bourgeois, Sarah Lucas, Howardena Pindell,
Tracey Emin, Marina Abramovic, and Stacey Gillian Abe, among many
others. The author of each section contributes a concise overview essay
as well as extended captions that provide an engaging commentary on each
selected artwork and the artist behind its creation.

An
authoritative book on an outstanding collection, this is a true
celebration of women in art - whether revered innovators from the last
150 years or newly emerging stars.

Author: Kristan M. Hanson
ISBN-10: 1858947189
ISBN-13: 9781858947181
Publisher: Merrell
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2025
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover