#joansemmel

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/168355

oil on canvas, 64 x 90 inches

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/168355

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/168355

Images and details from 'Joan Semmel: Skin in the Game,' published to accompany the exhibition on view now @pafacademy — selected as one of the Best US Exhibitions of 2021 @hyperallergic !!⁠ ⁠ Amazingly, this book is the first comprehensive catalog on the artist (born 1932), tracing the artist’s career from early abstract paintings through her movement-defining feminist art and activism and, finally, to the vital and monumental images that she is making today of her own mature body. The book gives readers the opportunity to experience almost 55 years of Semmel’s extraordinary work, including a selection of her rarely seen drawings and collages.⁠ In the face of persistent censorship and in defiance of deep-rooted sexism and ageism, Semmel has relentlessly made paintings that reflect the ongoing struggle for women’s equal representation, power to make decisions about their own bodies and sexuality, and empowerment through the self. At a moment when sex and body positivity have become international movements, this volume celebrates Semmel’s pivotal and under-recognized role in bringing these ideas forward.⁠ ⁠ Please order from your favorite independent bookstore!⁠ ⁠ More about the book via linkinbio.l⁠ ⁠ #joansemmel @semmeljoan @alexandergrayassociates @luciamarquand #bestshow2021 https://www.instagram.com/artbook/p/CXY02ABFHct/?utm_medium=tumblr

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/168355

Images and details from 'Joan Semmel: Skin in the Game,' published to accompany the exhibition opening today @pafacademy⁠ ⁠ This publication, the first comprehensive catalog on the painting of New York–based artist Joan Semmel (born 1932), traces the artist’s career from early abstract paintings through her movement-defining feminist art and activism and, finally, to the vital and monumental images that she is making today of her own mature body. The book gives readers the opportunity to experience almost 55 years of Semmel’s extraordinary work, including a selection of her rarely seen drawings and collages.⁠ In the face of persistent censorship and in defiance of deep-rooted sexism and ageism, Semmel has relentlessly made paintings that reflect the ongoing struggle for women’s equal representation, power to make decisions about their own bodies and sexuality, and empowerment through the self. At a moment when sex and body positivity have become international movements, this volume celebrates Semmel’s pivotal and under-recognized role in bringing these ideas forward.⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #joansemmel #skininthegame @luciamarquand @semmeljoan #figurativepainting https://www.instagram.com/p/CVlYkDjpYTX/?utm_medium=tumblr

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/168355