A Book and an Exhibition for the History of 20th century Italian Women Artists: Il complesso di Michelangelo by Simona Weller, 1976 The first attempt to write the history of women artists in 20th century Italian art is due to an artist, Simona Weller. Her book Il complesso di Michelangelo, published in 1976, is at the same time the result of a survey conducted among the women artists in Italy at the peak of the so-called second wave of feminism, and the first historical census of women painters and sculptors throughout the century. Controversial since its first appearance, the book deserves careful consideration both for the unprecedented character of the enquiry and for the first-hand news gathered by the author. I analyze the structure of the book and the exhibition held at the Galleria Giulia in Rome in 1977, on the occasion of the presentation of the book, to be remembered as the first retrospective dedicated to women artists in Italy.

Iamurri, L. (2018). Un libro e una mostra per la storia delle artiste italiane del XX secolo: Il complesso di Michelangelo di Simona Weller, 1976. STUDIOLO(15), 82-97.

Un libro e una mostra per la storia delle artiste italiane del XX secolo: Il complesso di Michelangelo di Simona Weller, 1976

Iamurri
2018-01-01

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A Book and an Exhibition for the History of 20th century Italian Women Artists: Il complesso di Michelangelo by Simona Weller, 1976 The first attempt to write the history of women artists in 20th century Italian art is due to an artist, Simona Weller. Her book Il complesso di Michelangelo, published in 1976, is at the same time the result of a survey conducted among the women artists in Italy at the peak of the so-called second wave of feminism, and the first historical census of women painters and sculptors throughout the century. Controversial since its first appearance, the book deserves careful consideration both for the unprecedented character of the enquiry and for the first-hand news gathered by the author. I analyze the structure of the book and the exhibition held at the Galleria Giulia in Rome in 1977, on the occasion of the presentation of the book, to be remembered as the first retrospective dedicated to women artists in Italy.
2018
Iamurri, L. (2018). Un libro e una mostra per la storia delle artiste italiane del XX secolo: Il complesso di Michelangelo di Simona Weller, 1976. STUDIOLO(15), 82-97.
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