The first of its kind, this exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK. It shines a spotlight on how networks of women used radical ideas and rebellious methods to make an invaluable contribution to British culture. Their art helped fuel the women’s liberation movement during a period of significant social, economic and political change.
In the 1970s and 1980s a new wave of feminism erupted. Women used their lived experiences to create art, from painting and photography to film and performance, to fight against injustice. This included taking a stand for reproductive rights, equal pay and race equality. This creativity helped shape a period of pivotal change for women in Britain, including the opening of the first women's refuge and the formation of the British Black Arts Movement.
Despite long careers, these artists were often left out of the artistic narratives of the time. This will be the first time many of their works have been on display since the 1970s.
Through their urgent and powerful art visitors will encounter a productive, politically engaged set of communities, who changed the face of British culture and paved the way for future generations of artists.
Rita Keegan Red Me 1986 UK Government Art Collection; Artwork © Rita Keegan; © Image: Crown Copyright, UK Government Art Collection
Melanie Friend Greenham Protest 1984, reprinted 2023 Format Photographers Archive, Bishopsgate Institute
Bhajan Hunjan The Affair 1987-1988, © Bhajan Hunjan, photo Prudence Cuming © Bhajan Hunjan
Jill Westwood Potent-Female c. 1983 © Jill Westwood
Helen Chadwick In the Kitchen (Stove) 1977 (detail) One of a set of 12 archival pigment prints - framed Courtesy of Richard Saltoun Gallery, London and Rome © Estate of Helen Chadwick
Find out more about the Women in Revolt! exhibition with our exhibition guide.
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