Battle of the sexes
Battle of the sexes
About this book
The exhibition "Battle of the Sexes: Franz von Stuck to Frida Kahlo" will shed light on the artistic investigation of gender roles from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II. The traditional definition of male and female as active/passive, rational/emotional, culture/nature was heavily debated in modern art: many artists presented their viewers with overstated gender characteristics and cemented stereotypical role models in their works. Others challenged established clichés and endeavoured to subvert them with strategies such as irony, exaggeration, masquerade and blending. Featuring a selection of some 150 works of painting, sculpture, graphic art, photography and film, the large-scale exhibition project aims to single out the especially concise artistic positions and open up a dialogue between them. -- Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Sex in artWomen in artExhibitionsMan-woman relationships in artModern ArtSex role in artGender identity in artThemes, motivesPhotography of the nudeWomen photographersIdentité sexuelle dans l'artExpositionsSexualité dans l'artRelations entre hommes et femmesArtThèmes, motifs