Reframings: New American Feminist Photographies

Rating:
Summary: excellent
Review: Reframings is an excellent book for the woman artist in search of the meaning of self-representation and how she can be empowered by it. The book did an excellent job of giving a well rounded view of what was going on in the year that it was published, including women from many walks of life, expressing many uniquely feminine views.

Rating:
Summary: excellent
Review: Reframings is an excellent book for the woman artist in search of the meaning of self-representation and how she can be empowered by it. The book did an excellent job of giving a well rounded view of what was going on in the year that it was published, including women from many walks of life, expressing many uniquely feminine views.

Rating:
Summary: Politics of art
Review: The first impression this book gives is that it is very political. The artists' attempts to portray women in alternative roles is clear. Many of the pieces utilize shock value to bring to light roles women are traditionally forced into, and some pictures are quite graphic. Although it is not the case for all the photography, much of it repeats the feminist philosophies already brought forth over the recent decades and presents nothing new. This begs the question whether or not these images are truly art.

Rating:
Summary: Politics of art
Review: The first impression this book gives is that it is very political. The artists' attempts to portray women in alternative roles is clear. Many of the pieces utilize shock value to bring to light roles women are traditionally forced into, and some pictures are quite graphic. Although it is not the case for all the photography, much of it repeats the feminist philosophies already brought forth over the recent decades and presents nothing new. This begs the question whether or not these images are truly art.