While women artists may have made some small gains in the art world over the past several decades, their voices often remain woefully unheard. The books below aim to rectify that through firsthand accounts of the obstacles, triumphs, and stories of women in the arts. In the recently reissued A Look at My Life, Surrealist Eileen Agar, who knew just about everyone in the art world of her day, is perhaps the most fascinating character of all. Likewise, the women of color featured in This Long Thread emerge as talented and nuanced figures who
make a case for fiber arts as a poignant expression of identity and community. In her review of Supervision, a collection of artworks and essays, Rea McNamara looks at mothering and how this care work can intersect with technology and surveillance. Of course, all artists faced challenges at the height of the COVID pandemic. Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of Covid Lockdown forms a compelling narrative of that time through forward-looking comics by artists from around the world. — Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor
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Hyperallergic speaks with Walter Cooper, who wrote the book on queer history in Santa Fe, and Christian Waguespack, who curated the show on it. | Jordan Eddy
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“Surrealism for me draws its inspiration from nature,” writes Eileen Agar in her memoir A Look at My Life. | Julia Curl
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Supervision provided me, as a curator/new mom, an entry point into how the labor that is mothering intersects with technology and surveillance. | Rea McNamara
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Rescue Party, a selection of comics from around the world, feels like both a celebration and a memorial: We made it. | Sarah Hromack
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FROM THE ARCHIVE
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Each voice in This Long Thread intersects to reveal the collective chronicles, struggles, and triumphs of women of color in today’s craft landscape. | Julie Schneider
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