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Feminism. Art. Capitalism.

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Feminism in art is often portrayed as a success story, but how can that be possible when feminism itself has been shaped within an evolving capitalism where production and reproduction are in conflict? Posing this question enables a rethinking of feminism and art in terms of... Read More
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Feminism. Art. Capitalism.

A stunning new critique of the art world

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Feminism in art is often portrayed as a success story, but how can that be possible when feminism itself has been shaped within an evolving capitalism where production and reproduction are in conflict? Posing this question enables a rethinking of feminism and art in terms of material and ideological determinations—one of relevance to a broader exploration of how emancipatory politics fare at the intersection of social reality and the art field under capitalist hegemony.

Feminism. Art. Capitalism. calls for a revolutionary rethinking of the feminist struggle and its relation to art. Championing Marxist feminism, the book explores the exploitation of enthusiasm in contemporary art as a field that promises a self-determined subject, the ideological capture of feminism, the impact of postmodernism, and the crucial notion of social reproduction. In addressing the contradictions of capitalist modernity, including its technological imaginary, this critique considers a present feminism where the need to oppose capital's world-making, to which art both contributes and questions, is greater than ever.

Provocative and uncompromising, the book offers an indispensable guide for art history, criticism, theory, and practice—inviting readers to confront what claiming art and feminism as sites of resistance may actually entail.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745351247

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Angela Dimitrakaki is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art History and Theory at the University of Edinburgh. She directs the MSc Modern and Contemporary Art and leads The Global Contemporary Research Group to enhance research provision on subjects of relevance to the proposed book. She is the author of Gender, ArtWork and the Global Imperative (MUP 2013) and Art and Globalisation (in Greek, Hestia 2013) and is co-editor of three edited collections. She is also an award-winning novelist, writing in her native Greek.

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