Art & Magic

Curating the Western Art Witch Movement
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-69117-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 290 g

Reihe: Arts, Creativities, and Learning Environments in Global Perspectives

The magical images and protest tools of Artemisia Gentileschi to Amanda Yates Garcia, also known as the Oracle of LA, are revealed in this book. Art Witches have created powerful images that resonate with beauty and activism, from Italian courtrooms in the 1500s to binding spells for the US Trump presidency in 2016.



For the first time, this book connects the genealogy of the image of the witch from historical to contemporary artists. It intertwines artistic purpose with social ills and equity issues and probes how this narrative is exposed and curated in museums and memorials focused on witchcraft.



The collection of images, artist interviews, and a case study of the two artists that make up Hilma’s Ghost provide recognition and a new context for this important and rapidly growing art movement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turley-Sonne, Kathryn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor's Foreword

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Introduction: Witchy Context and Framing

1 Framing and Positionality

1 Genealogy of the Witch Image

1 Early Artists of the Occult

2 Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite

3 Surrealist and Modern

4 Past Influencing the Present: Contributions to the Conversation

2 The Body of the Witch

1 Theoretical Framework: Feminism

2 Gender Identity

3 Somaesthetics

4 The Body of the Witch: Dürer through the 20th Century

3 Modern and Contemporary Art Witches

1 Analysis of Contemporary Artists

2 Data

4 Case Study: Hilma’s Ghost

1 Context

2 Procedures

3 Abstract Futures Tarot – The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York City 2021

4 Cosmic Geometries – The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City, January–February 2022

5 Chromagick – Carrie Secrist Gallery Chicago, EXPO Chicago, April 2022

6 Radical Spirits: Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut, June–November 2022

7 Rituals for Grieving, Parallax Art Center, Portland, Oregon, October 2022

8 Questions

9 Future

5 Museums and Memorials

1 Museums

2 Memorials

6 Magical Activism and the Art Witch Movement

Conclusion: Taking Flight

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kathryn Turley-Sonne (she/her) Ph.D., is a full professor and guest lecturer in literature and museum studies. She is also an activist, curator, author, and wanderer.