Description
Women in Revolt! is a timely exploration of the work and lived experiences of a postwar generation of women artists that have largely been omitted from art historical narratives.
Surfacing the wealth and diversity of work created in the UK during the 1970s and 80s, a period of seismic social and political change, it demonstrates how women’s needs were marginalised within mainstream culture and reveals how these artists used radical ideas and methods to confront issues that will resonate with contemporary audiences – from access to healthcare and class struggles to ecological disaster, racism and misogyny.
It is a celebration of a highly creative, politically engaged and determined community of women that paved the way for future generations and, ultimately, changed the face of British culture.
Artists mentioned: Brenda Agard; Sam Ainsley; Simone Alexander; Bobby Baker; Anne Bean; Zarina Bhimji; Gina Birch; Sutapa Biswas; Tessa Boffin; Sonia Boyce; Chila Kumaria Singh Burman; Shirely Cameron; Thalia Campbell; Helen Chadwick; Judy Clark; Jennifer Comrie; Caroline Coon; Eileen Cooper; Sue Crockford; Stella Dadzie; Joanna Davis; Poulomi Desai; Vivienne Dick; Nina Edge; Marianne Elliot-Said; Catherine Elwes; Rose English; Aileen Ferriday; Rose Finn-Kelcey; Format Photographers; Chandan Fraser; Melanie Friend; Carole Gibbons; Penny Goring; Joy Gregory; Hackney Flashers; Margaret Harrison; Mona Hatoum; Susan Hiller; Lubaina Himid; Amanda Holiday; Bhajan Hunjan; Kay Hunt; Alexis Hunterl Janis Jefferies; Claudette Johnson; Mumtaz Karimjee; Tina Keane; Rita Keegan; Mary Kelly; Roshini Kempadoo; Sandra Lahire; Loraine Leeson; Lenthall Road Workshop; Linder; Alison Lloyd; London Women’s Film Group; Rosy Martin; Rita McGurn; Ramona Metcalfe; Jacqueline Morreau; The Neo Naturists; Houria Niati; Annabel Nicolsonl Ruth Novaczek; Mowbray Odonkor; Hannah O’Shea; Pratibha Parmar; Symrath Patti; Ingrid Pollard; Jill Posener; Elizabeth Radcliffe; Franki Raffles; Samena Rana; Lis Rhodes; Su Richardson; Liz Rideal; Robina Rose; Monica Ross; Erica Rutherford; Lesley Sanderson; Maureen Scott; See Red Women’s Workshop; Gurminder Sikand; Sister Seven; Monica Sjöö; Veronica Slater; Penny Sligr; Marlene Smith; Jo Spence; Maud Sulter; Suzan Swale; Anne Tallentire; Shanti Thomas; Martine Thoquenne; Cosey Fanni Tutti; Suzy Varty; Gee Vaucher; Vera Productions; Shirley Verhoeven; Christine Voge; Del Lagrace Volcano; Wages for Housework Campaign; Kate Walker; Lai Ngan Walsh; Jill Westwood; Christine Wilkinson; Nancy Willis; W.I.T.C.H. (Black Women’s Medium Project).
