Women in Abstraction

Women in Abstraction. Another History of Abstraction in the 20th Century or Elles font l'abstraction. Une autre histoire de l'abstraction au XXe siècle was a major exhibition of 20th-century Abstract art created by women artists. The exhibition presented more than five hundred works across a wide range of artistic media from over one hundred international women artists. Spanning various periods of Modern art from the mid-19th to the 20th century, it was first exhibited in 2021 at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris 2021, and later travelled to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the West Bund Museum in Shanghai.

Description

Curated by Christine Macel[1] at the Centre Pompidou, the exhibition brought together more than five hundred works across a wide range of artistic media from over one hundred internantional women artists. This included painting, film, sculpture, photography, and installation, arranged chronologically from the 19th century to the 1980s.[2]

The show was initiated as many exhibitions on abstraction have tended to marginalize or underrepresent the contributions of women to the evolution of modern abstract art. The aim of the exhibition was to present the significant impact of numerous women artists on the development of abstraction in Modern art.[3] Documenting this, an accompanying catalogue was published and an international symposium Women in Abstraction was held at the Centre Pompidou.[1]

The exhibition was next shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, from 2 October 2021 to 27 February 2022.[4] Following this, the show travelled to the West Bund Museum in Shanghai, China, where it was presented in a reduced scope from 11 February 2022 to 03 August 2023. The Shanghai exhibition consisted of nearly 100 works from the late 19th to the early 21st century, created by thirty-four women artists.[3][5]

Artists

The following artists were included in the show:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Symposium Women in Abstraction". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Women in Abstraction". Mediumistic Art. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Women in Abstraction | 10 November 2022 - 8 March 2023 - Overview". Judit Reigl. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  4. ^ "Women in Abstraction". Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Women in Abstraction". www.westbund.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ Women in Abstraction. London; New York: Thames & Hudson. 2021. p. 170. ISBN 978-0500094372.

Further reading

  • Macel, Christine; Ziębińska-Lewandowska, Karolina; Garvie, Francisca; Dale, Lorna; Musée national d'art moderne (France); Museo Guggenheim Bilbao, eds. (2021). Women in abstraction. London; New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-09437-2.
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