Self-Portrait by Carla Lonzi (English) Paperback Book

Description: Self-Portrait by Carla Lonzi, Allison Grimaldi Donahue Carla Lonzis Self-portrait transforms traditional conceptions of linear art historical thinking, reimagines the role of the critic, as well as the role of women in the world of art. For the first time now, Carla Lonzi can speak for herself in English, inviting readers to engage in her experimental writing and feminist thinking. Self-portrait is one of the earliest examples of an art critic focusing on artists processes and subjectivity and transforming herself then, into an artist. This translation brings Carla Lonzis work to an international audience and forces us to reconsider the trajectory of modern art in Italy and beyond since the 1960s. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Carla Lonzi (b. 1931, Florence; d. 1982, Milan) was an art critic and feminist activist best known for her work with Rivolta Femminile, a feminist collective created in 1970. Following the publication of Autoritratto (Self-portrait) in 1969, Lonzi published Manifesto di Rivolta femminile (1970), Sputiamo su Hegel. La donna clitoridea e la donna vaginale e altri scritti (1974) and Taci, anzi parla. Diario di una femminista (1977). Due to her uncodified practice, she occupies a singular position within postwar Italian politics and art, and is a crucial figure of European feminism. Allison Grimaldi Donahue (b. Middletown, Connecticut) is the author of Body to Mineral (Publication Studio Vancouver, 2016) and the co-author of On Endings (Delere Press, 2019). Her writing and translations have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, Words Without Borders, Flash Art, BOMB, NERO and Tripwire, and her performances have been presented in Italy at Gavin Browns enterprise, MAMbo, MACRO and Short Theatre. She is a 2021-22 resident of Sommerakademie Paul Klee, Bern. She lives in Bologna. Long Description Recorded and transcribed throughout the 1960s, Carla Lonzis Self-portrait ruptures the linear tradition of art-historical writing. Lonzi first abolishes the role of the critic, her own, seeking change over self-preservation by theorising against the act of theorising. This is the voice of feminist experimentalism in Italian art and literature, and here Lonzi speaks for herself in English. Self-portrait montages her verbatim conversations with fourteen prominent artists working at the time, all men except one. Lonzis vital feeling that it was impossible to respond professionally to the political and existential problems embedded in the production and distribution of artworks drives the books contingent structure. Artmaking struck Lonzi as the invitation to be together in a humanly satisfying way. This first English translation brings Lonzis final work of criticism before her break with art to an international audience. Her uncompromising enactment and pragmatic drop-out discontinues the narration of postwar modern art in Italy and beyond. Details ISBN1916425089 Author Allison Grimaldi Donahue Publisher Divided Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1916425089 ISBN-13 9781916425088 Format Paperback Imprint Divided Publishing Year 2021 Place of Publication Winstone Country of Publication United Kingdom Translator Allison Grimaldi Donahue Pages 364 Publication Date 2021-12-16 AU Release Date 2021-12-16 NZ Release Date 2021-12-16 UK Release Date 2021-12-16 DEWEY 305.42092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134140497;

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