{"product_id":"nancy-spero-acts-of-rebellion-paperback","title":"Nancy Spero: Acts of Rebellion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Spero\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eNils Ohlsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eAstrid Ihle\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on key works from the artist's estate, public institutions and private collections, \u003ci\u003eActs of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e surveys the output of Nancy Spero (1926-2009), one of the most original female artists of the second half of the 20th century, spanning more than four decades. \u003ci\u003eActs of Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e also sheds light on the postwar New York art scene and on Spero's role in particular, by allowing contemporary witnesses to speak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCombining collages, prints and paintings, Spero's oeuvre explores existential questions such as the relations between the sexes and the role of violence. For Spero, it was the human figure--and from 1974 onward, exclusively depictions of women--that served as her primary concerns. Using images ranging from ancient Egyptian and pre-Columbian representations of women to fashion advertising, she placed them in new contexts to raise questions concerning notions of femininity.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 10 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164875133063,"sku":"9783958296244","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ebe1de9b5b09d312b263d343eb85ecdd.webp?v=1733309202","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nancy-spero-acts-of-rebellion-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}