Womenhouse - Special issue Beaux Arts Editions
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Published for Women House exhibition, which takes place in Monnaie de Paris in new areas of 11 Conti, this special issue allows to understand this clear exhibition relating on "the house according to the women". It means the domestic space explore...
Women House "The house according to them" Womenhouse Special issue Beaux Arts Editions
€8.50
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Published for Women House exhibition, which takes place in Monnaie de Paris in new areas of 11 Conti, this special issue allows to understand this clear exhibition relating on "the house according to the women". It means the domestic space explored into a quanrantine artists women selction of artwork, from 1960 to nowadays.
An interview with exhibition currators (Camille Morineau and Lucia Pesapane) and a portfolio discuss about the statements and different parts of the exhibition. These ones are supplemented by specific items on exhibition artwork Womanhouse of 1972. This events spearhead the exhibition project but also the famous Niki de Saint Phalle and her relationship with public space, or about the house-workshops of three women architectures (Eileen Gray, Lina Bo Bardi and Aino Marsio-Alto). All these cultural openness put the exhibition into a wider reflection concerning the role of women in society.
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