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‎Action Gesture Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction‎

‎Pollock, Griselda, Laura Smith, Iwona Blazwick et al.: Action Gesture Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction. Exhibition: London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 2023. 272 pages, fully illustrated. Hardback. 30 x 21cms. An exploration of the careers of international women working with gestural abstraction after the Second World War. Seven chapters discuss historiographic issues concerning women's contributions to Abstract Expressionism; the importance of material and process to their creations; mythological and ritual influence; themes of existentialism and creation; performance art; and art as a response to environment. Followed by 82 artists' biographies.‎

‎An exploration of the careers of international women working with gestural abstraction after the Second World War. Seven chapters discuss historiographic issues concerning womens contributions to Abstract Expressionism; the importance of material and process to their creations; mythological and ritual influence; themes of existentialism and creation; performance art; and art as a response to environment. Followed by 82 artists biographies. Text in English‎