Linder, Feminism and Photomontage
Join us for a panel discussion with authors and art critics, including leading art historian Dawn Adès, as they delve into the provocative world of Linder’s art.
This panel explores Linder’s feminist critique, the reworking of images through her photomontage technique, and how her liberating cuts restore agency to the models she uses.
Chaired by writer and filmmaker Juliet Jacques, the panel features Dawn Adès, a leading authority on photomontage, alongside Maria Buszek, a scholar, critic and curator with expertise in feminist art and music.
Linder: Danger Came Smiling is Linder’s first London retrospective, showcasing 50 years of the pioneering feminist artist’s work, which touches on a wealth of themes including music, dance, fashion and fairytales, dissecting our fascination with the body and its representation.
Dawn Adès is a Fellow of the British Academy, a former trustee of Tate and Professor of History of Art at the Royal Academy. She was awarded a CBE in 2013 for her services to art history. She has written extensively on Dada, Surrealism, photography and women artists, with her publications including Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Writings on Art and Anti-Art and Photomontage. She has been responsible for some of the most important exhibitions in London and overseas over the past thirty years, including Dada and Surrealism Reviewed, Art in Latin America and Francis Bacon.
Maria Buszek is a scholar, critic, curator and Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado. Her recent publications include Pin-Up Grrrls: Feminism, Sexuality, Popular Culture and Extra/ordinary Craft and Contemporary Art. She has contributed to a number of journals and magazines, including regular contributions to the popular feminist magazine BUST. Her current book project, Art of Noise, explores ties between contemporary culture, feminist art and popular music. Dr Buszek is also a prolific independent curator who curated Danger Came Smiling: Feminist Art and Popular Music at the Franklin Street Works, among a number of other exhibitions.
Juliet Jacques is a writer and filmmaker based in London. She has published six books, including Trans: A Memoir, Variations and The Woman in the Portrait. Her fiction, journalism and essays have appeared in numerous publications, and her short films have screened across the world. She teaches at the Royal College of Art and elsewhere.
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