El Cisne de Cristal Rosa

by Lucy R. Lippard

El cisne de cristal rosa reúne seis ensayos fundamentales de Lucy Lippard, escritos entre los setenta y los ochenta y publicados originalmente en 1995. En ellos, la autora analiza el impacto del feminismo en el arte contemporáneo y cuestiona las estructuras de poder que determinan quién crea, quién interpreta y quién accede a los espacios de legitimación. Con una mirada crítica atravesada por el género y la clase, estos textos ofrecen herramientas esenciales para pensar el arte como un campo de disputa política en el que se condensan las tensiones sociales.

Genres: Art, Feminism, Nonfiction, Art History, Womens, Gender Studies, Philosophy

88 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1995

About the author

Since 1966, Lippard has published 20 books on feminism, art, politics and place and has received numerous awards and accolades from literary critics and art associations. A 2012 exhibition on her seminal book, Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object at the Brooklyn Museum, titled "Six Years": Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art", cites Lippard's scholarship as its point of entry into a discussion about conceptual art during its era of emergence, demonstrating her crucial role in the contemporary understanding of this period of art production and criticism. Her research on the move toward dematerialization in art making has formed a cornerstone of contemporary art scholarship and discourse.

Co-founder of Printed matter (an art bookstore in New York City centered around artist's books), the Heresies Collective, Political Art Documentation/Distribution (PAD/D), Artists Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America, and other artists' organizations, she has also curated over 50 exhibitions, done performances, comics, guerrilla theater, and edited several independent publications the latest of which is the decidedly local La Puente de Galisteo in her home community in Galisteo, New Mexico. She has infused aesthetics with politics, and disdained disinterestedness for ethical activism.

Reviews

[Lucinda Garza Zamarripa]

Una de las cosas que más interesantes me parecen de estos ensayos es lo contemporáneos que se perciben a pesar de haber sido escritos hace cincuenta años. Esto es bueno para el texto, ¿pero qué dice sobre el feminismo de los 2020?

En general no sé mucho sobre el mundo del arte, pero pude relacionar algunos aspectos de ese "mundillo" con el de la literatura. Mi ensayo favorito fue el de "Las imágenes domésticas en el arte".

[Jennpants]

If I had read this in college I would have destroyed so many people in critiques. (Destroy in a good way)

It's always amazing to read something that feels like it was written for you. Great stuff. Her politics are right on (so far) -- which is something I haven't ever been able to say, for many reasons, when it comes to art theorists, reviewers, and historians.

Having read a lot of art theory/art review/art biographies/etc, I really appreciate Lippard's detailed information accompanying every photo throughout the book. Often times I find myself reading an art book on something/someone that I'm not too familiar with and the example photo (that's supposed to be helpful) doesn't link up or is completely out of context -- that's frustrating! Lippard doesn't do this and from what I can tell, this use of information caption with photo is something she includes in many of her books.

[Kusuma]

You pretty much can't lose with a profound discourse on feminist art.

[Tatiana Gonzalez]

eve ensler's lecture has whipped me into a feminist frenzy! grrr

[Townsend]

What is art for? Lippard seems to have a good idea.

[Kay]

An incredibly important book. I can't believe this is out of print! Can't wait to check out Mixed Blessings.

[Frida]

Me n’he saltat 3 o 4 que he d’anar per feina però quin gust llegir aquests assajos i que important es l’art!!!!!!

[Mar]

Tiene reflexiones muy interesantes sobre el arte, la clase y el feminismo. No obstante hay momentos en que el hilo conductor se pierde y resulta en un cumulo de reflexiones interesantes pero "all over the place".