Director:
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Run Time: 83 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2010
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Run Time: 83 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2010
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! Women Art Revolution
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Lynn Hershman Leeson was raised in Cleveland to be a proper lady. But after she experienced Berkeley in the 60s, there was no turning back to complacency. !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION is her beautifully-crafted exploration of the political forces that have shaped women’s art over the past several decades. It’s the story of women who initially had to juggle their domestic identities with their work as artists. But liberation was in the air and women began to demand that their voices be heard – and their art be displayed. Hershman Leeson weaves archival footage into interviews with many of her feminist friends and colleagues—including activist Judy Chicago who talks about her infamous installation “The Dinner Party,” which caused outrage among art’s elite, and Miriam Schapiro who describes Womanhouse, the Hollywood home that was transformed into an installation piece in 1972. Hershman Leeson began shooting this film 40 years ago and she’s been waiting all this time for the right ending. The optimism on display among contemporary young women artists seems to indicate she’s found it. –B.B.
This film is presented with the generous support of TOBY DEVAN LEWIS.
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| Sidebars | Standing Up Competition, Local Heroes, Women Of The World, Film Is Art |
| Producer | Lynn Hershman Leeson, Kyle Stephan, Alexandra Chowaniec |
| Cinematography | Hiro Narita, Antonio Rossi, Fawn Yacker, Lise Swenson, Lynn Hershman Leeson |
| Editing | Jesse Spencer |
| Principal Cast | Lynn Hershman Leeson, Miranda July, Yvonne Rainer, Judy Chicago, Yoko Ono, Cindy Sherman |
| Director Bio | Over the last three decades, artist-filmmaker Lynn Hershman Leeson has been internationally acclaimed for her pioneering use of new technologies and her investigations of issues now recognized as key to the workings of our society. |
| Select Filmography | “Conceiving Ada” (1997), “Teknolust” (2002), “Strange Culture” (2007), !WOMEN ART REVOLUTION (2010) |
| Print Source |
Zeitgeist Films nadja@zeitgeistfilms.com www.zeitgeistfilms.com |
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Past Screenings
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 7:00 PMTuesday, March 29, 2011 at 4:45 PM
Respectful but...
I love how much care and time and effort went into this important documentary. But it was all over the place in terms of the direction; it veers from topic to topic, person to person, coast to coast trying to gather up as many ideas, movements and personalities as possible, and winds up being very scattershot. Someone who knows nothing about feminist art history will be pretty lost; those with an interest in the topic, however, will find a lot to like.
