Les refusées: les artistes femmes n'existent pas

Abstract

"According to the French Ministry of Culture, it would take another 120 years to achieve parity between female and male artists. Anne Bourrassé has done the math, and the statistics are damning: 70% of art school students are women, but they represent only 23% of artists in galleries and 6% of museum collections, while 85% of the highest incomes in contemporary art go to men. Based on these observations and her own background, the author investigates the hierarchies of gender, class, and race in art history and their repercussions today. Who knows that behind Caravaggio's signature was Artemisia Gentileschi? That Augusta Savage paved the way for Jean-Michel Basquiat? That Janet Sobel invented dripping before Jackson Pollock? By juxtaposing pairs of artists, testimonies, and activist experiences, Anne Bourrassé demonstrates the systemic mechanisms of male domination. While the art world is still waiting for its #MeToo, this book intends to contribute to it." -- Translation by Google Translate of publisher's information.