Feminist Substances
Plastics in Art of the 1960s and 1970s
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2026
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-9357-5 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
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Feminist substances considers why and how women artists engaged with plastics as artistic materials in the 1960s and 1970s. Discussing the works of Carla Accardi, Lea Lublin and Alina Szapocznikow, the book explores the feminist potential of these controversial materials, addressing questions of social reproduction, motherhood, desire and illness. -- .
Numerous women artists engaged with industrial materials such as plastics in the 1960s and 1970s, contrary to what the discourse of the time would have us believe. As Feminist substances shows, their works offered unique approaches to plastics in art, introducing new material meanings through a feminist lens. With a focus on Europe and Latin America, the book discusses the practices of Carla Accardi, Lea Lublin and Alina Szapocznikow, combining close readings of selected artworks with broader considerations of their social contexts. It explores their use of Sicofoil, plexiglass, plastic inflatables, polyester resin and polyurethane foam to address key concerns of feminist thought in relation to social reproduction, motherhood, memory, desire and illness. Beyond commonplaces of plastics as generic bad materials, Feminist substances considers more complex ways of engaging with synthetic matter, taking into account our messy relationships with these controversial materials. -- .
Numerous women artists engaged with industrial materials such as plastics in the 1960s and 1970s, contrary to what the discourse of the time would have us believe. As Feminist substances shows, their works offered unique approaches to plastics in art, introducing new material meanings through a feminist lens. With a focus on Europe and Latin America, the book discusses the practices of Carla Accardi, Lea Lublin and Alina Szapocznikow, combining close readings of selected artworks with broader considerations of their social contexts. It explores their use of Sicofoil, plexiglass, plastic inflatables, polyester resin and polyurethane foam to address key concerns of feminist thought in relation to social reproduction, motherhood, memory, desire and illness. Beyond commonplaces of plastics as generic bad materials, Feminist substances considers more complex ways of engaging with synthetic matter, taking into account our messy relationships with these controversial materials. -- .
Charlotte Matter is Laurenz Assistant Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Basel, Switzerland -- .
Introduction: Materiality and gender in the plastics age
1 Macho materials and feminist outlooks
2 Lea Lublin: Plastics and the politics of work
3 Carla Accardi: Time, memory and the other story of plastics in art
4 Alina Szapocznikow: Synthetic substances and the sick/erotic body
Epilogue: Zombie materials
Bibliography
Index -- .
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Rethinking Art's Histories |
| Zusatzinfo | 97 colour illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-9357-4 / 1526193574 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-9357-5 / 9781526193575 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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