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WOMEN LOOK AT WOMEN

Past exhibition
15 February - 29 March 2018 London
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Overview
Annegret SOLTAU Selbst II, 1-12 (Self II, 1-12), 1975
Annegret SOLTAU Selbst II, 1-12 (Self II, 1-12), 1975

WOMEN LOOK AT WOMEN, curated by Paolo Ugolini, inaugurates Richard Saltoun Gallery's new space on 41 Dover Street.

 

The group exhibition explores feminine identity through the work of thirteen internationally renowned female artists, with each work on show reflecting a different aspect of the relationship women have with their own bodies and how they judge and respond to the physicality of other women.

 

The exhibition features work by Eleanor ANTIN, Renate BERTLMANN, Elisabetta CATALANO, Helen CHADWICK, Rose ENGLISH, VALIE EXPORT, Alexis HUNTER, Rose FINN-KELCEY, Friedl KUBELKA, Annegret SOLTAU, Jo SPENCE, Francesca WOODMAN and Marie YATES.

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Works
  • Eleanor ANTIN Portrait of the King, 1972 from a series of five different poses black and white photograph mounted on board 13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
    Eleanor ANTIN

    Portrait of the King, 1972

    from a series of five different poses
    black and white photograph mounted on board
    13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
  • Renate BERTLMANN Verwandlungen (Transformations), 1969/2013 53 black and white photographs 25 x 17 cm (each)
    Renate BERTLMANN
    Verwandlungen (Transformations), 1969/2013
    53 black and white photographs
    25 x 17 cm (each)
     
  • Elisabetta CATALANO Silvana Mangano, 1974 Gelatin silver print 50.5 x 40 cm
    Elisabetta CATALANO
    Silvana Mangano, 1974
    Gelatin silver print
    50.5 x 40 cm
     
  • Helen CHADWICK Ego Geometria Sum V: Wigwam - 5 years, 1982-83 Photographic emulsion on plywood 89 x 79 x 79 cm
    Helen CHADWICK
    Ego Geometria Sum V: Wigwam - 5 years, 1982-83
    Photographic emulsion on plywood
    89 x 79 x 79 cm
     
  • Rose ENGLISH Jo and Tail 1, 1974 Part of a set of 3 black and white vintage photographs Unique 20 x 25.5 cm
    Rose ENGLISH 
    Jo and Tail 1, 1974
    Part of a set of 3 black and white vintage photographs
    Unique
    20 x 25.5 cm
     
  • Valie EXPORT 1940 Drei Figurationszeichen Drei Körperkonfigurationen (Three Characters Figuration Three Bodies Configuration), 1972/1976 Set of three gelatin silver prints Each: 36.5 x 55 cm Edition 3 of 3
    Valie EXPORT 1940 
    Drei Figurationszeichen Drei Körperkonfigurationen
    (Three Characters Figuration Three Bodies Configuration), 1972/1976
    Set of three gelatin silver prints
    Each: 36.5 x 55 cm
    Edition 3 of 3
  • Rose FINN-KELCEY Conversation Piece (Divided Self), 1974 3 unique photographs, each comprising 2 photographs collaged onto board 41.2 x 62.5 cm 41 x 64.2 cm 40.5 x 66.6 cm
    Rose FINN-KELCEY 
    Conversation Piece (Divided Self), 1974
    3 unique photographs, each comprising
    2 photographs collaged onto board
    41.2 x 62.5 cm
    41 x 64.2 cm
    40.5 x 66.6 cm
  • Alexis HUNTER Secretary Sees The World, 1978 20 hand coloured vintage Xeroxes in 4 framed panels Each: 120 x 37 cm
    Alexis HUNTER 
    Secretary Sees The World, 1978
    20 hand coloured vintage Xeroxes
    in 4 framed panels
    Each: 120 x 37 cm
  • Friedl KUBELKA Tagesportrait: Lore Bondy am 9.8.1976, 7:30 - 22:15, 1976 61 vintage gelatin silver prints mounted on 7 sheets of card Each sheet: 32 x 44 cm
    Friedl KUBELKA
    Tagesportrait: Lore Bondy am 9.8.1976,
    7:30 - 22:15, 1976
    61 vintage gelatin silver prints mounted
    on 7 sheets of card
    Each sheet: 32 x 44 cm 
  • Annegret SOLTAU Selbst II, 1-12 (Self II, 1-12), 1975 12 black and white photographs on baryta paper mounted on cardboard Each: 51.5 x 101.5 cm
    Annegret SOLTAU
    Selbst II, 1-12 (Self II, 1-12), 1975
    12 black and white photographs
    on baryta paper
    mounted on cardboard
    Each: 51.5 x 101.5 cm
  • Jo SPENCE Fat Project, 1978 - 1979 Collaboration with Terry Dennett Set of 5 black and white vintage photographs 12.5 x 17. 8 cm each
    Jo SPENCE 
    Fat Project, 1978 - 1979
    Collaboration with Terry Dennett
    Set of 5 black and white vintage photographs
    12.5 x 17. 8 cm each
  • Marie YATES The Missing Woman, 1982-84 21 black & white and colour vintage photomontages on board Unique 8 panels 32.4 x 50.8 cm 9 panels 47.6 x 59.7 cm 4 panels 47.6 x 76.2 cm
    Marie YATES 
    The Missing Woman, 1982-84
    21 black & white and colour vintage 
    photomontages on board
    Unique
    8 panels 32.4 x 50.8 cm
    9 panels 47.6 x 59.7 cm
    4 panels 47.6 x 76.2 cm
  • Francesca WOODMAN Early 1972 - 1975, E03 Signed on reverse Galleria Massimo Minini Brescia label on reverse Gelatin silver print 12 x 12 cm
    Francesca WOODMAN
    Early 1972 - 1975, E03
    Signed on reverse
    Galleria Massimo Minini Brescia label on reverse
    Gelatin silver print
    12 x 12 cm
  • Helen CHADWICK Ruin, 1986 Cibachrome photograph 91.5 x 46 cm
    Helen CHADWICK
    Ruin, 1986
    Cibachrome photograph
    91.5 x 46 cm
Installation Views
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
  • Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018 Photo credit: Peter Mallet
    Installation view, Women Look At Women, Richard Saltoun Gallery, London 15 February - 31 March 2018
     
    Photo credit: Peter Mallet
Press release

The group exhibition WOMEN LOOK AT WOMEN, curated by Paolo Ugolini, inaugurates Richard Saltoun Gallery's new space on 41 Dover Street. 

 

WOMEN LOOK AT WOMEN explores feminine identity through the work of thirteen internationally renowned women artists. In this inaugural exhibition at Richard Saltoun’s new gallery in Dover Street, each of the works on show reflects a different aspect of the relationship women have with their own bodies and how they judge and respond to the physicality of other women.

 

FEATURED ARTISTS

 

Eleanor ANTIN (b. 1935, Bronx, NY) lives and works in San Diego, CA. A pioneer of conceptual and performance art movements of the 1970s, Antin has worked across photography and staged performances to confront issues of identity, social structures and the role of women.

 

Renate BERTLMANN (b. 1943, Vienna) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. In the 1970s she was considered too radical to be included in museum exhibitions. 40 years later, Bertlmann, who won the 2017 Austrian State Art Prize, has achieved iconic status to become an inspiration to feminist artists all over the world. Her work focuses on representations of sex, love and relationships.

 

Elisabetta CATALANO (b. 1944, Rome – d. 2015, Rome). An actress turned photographer, Catalano was described by Alberto Arbasino as a “genius of portraiture masked as a beautiful woman”. Her black and white photographs bring out the inner beauty of the stars and artists that were her trademark subjects.

 

Helen CHADWICK (b. 1953, Croydon, Surrey – d. 1996, London). A leader of the feminist art movement in 80s and 90s Britain and an inspiration to generations of young artists, including many of the YBAs, Chadwick’s provocative sculptures and installations often use visceral materials to create works of great aesthetic beauty.

 

Rose ENGLISH (b. 1950, Hereford, UK) lives and works between Denmark and London. English sets up elaborately choreographed productions featuring musicians, dancers, circus performers, magicians and horses to satirize British sensibilities and conventions.

 

VALIE EXPORT (b. 1940, Linz, Austria) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Now recognised as one of the most vital feminist artists of the last century, VALIE EXPORT achieved notoriety for her guerrilla performances in the 60s such as Genital Panic where she used her body to provoke a reaction to her political, feminist approach to art.

 

Rose FINN-KELCEY (b. 1945, London – d. 2014, London). One of the most inventive artists of her generation, Finn-Kelcey’s artistic language spanned all media and scale, using installation and sculpture, and even land art to voice her socio-political messages.

 

Alexis HUNTER (b. 1948, Auckland, New Zealand – d. 2014, London). An important figure of the feminist art movement in Britain; as an artist and activist, Hunter weaponised photography to reject gender stereotypes and exploitative images from media and advertising.

 

Friedl KUBELKA (b. 1946, London) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. One of Austria’s major filmmakers and photographers, associated with the Viennese Actionist movement, Kubelka's photographic works focus on the body, autobiography, and identity.

 

Annegret SOLTAU (b. 1946, Luneburg, Germany) lives and works in Darmstadt, Germany. During the 1970s Soltau held performances where she would bind herself and audience members in black thread, concealing their faces and confronting issues surrounding the body, female identity, censorship and silencing.

 

Jo SPENCE (b. 1934, London – d. 1992, London). One of Britain’s most important feminist artists, Spence used the camera to redefine the traditional role of women, class and politics, her personal battles with ageing, weight and ultimately, cancer.

 

Francesca WOODMAN (b. 1958, Denver, Colorado – d. 1981, New York). From age thirteen until her suicide at age 22, Woodman created work using her body as both subject and object. Her adoption of new photographic techniques assured her status as one of the most ground-breaking artists in the history of feminist photography.

 

Marie YATES (b. 1940, Manchester, UK) lives and works in Crete, Greece. Yates has been making art for over 50 years. Her radical conceptual works address issues of representation, language, sexual difference and fantasy.

 

Highlights:

 

In 1974 Eleanor Antin staged a performance in the Californian surfer town Solana Beach, dressed in drag as her fictional character The King of Solana Beach. Wearing a full beard, her gender-binding alias tests preconceptions of male and female roles throughout history. In Men from The King of Solana Beach (1974) we even see 'His Majesty' taking a trip to [the men’s] bathroom.

 

Renate Bertlmann’s Transformations (1969/2013) comprises 53 staged self-portraits, where Bertlmann transforms into different female character types; the free spirit, the demure girl, the mad eccentric, and so forth. Posing for the camera, she performs 'femininity' in its many guises, playing a game of seduction with her viewer, whilst staying in full control.

 

Exhibited at The Venice Biennale in 1984, Ego Geometria Sum (1982-83) maps Helen Chadwick’s history from birth to age thirty. Sculptures reminiscent of mathematic structures or children’s building blocks, layered with surreal tableaux of familiar objects and her naked body, become time capsules; leading us through the artists past.

Artist pages

  • Eleanor Antin

    Eleanor Antin

  • Renate Bertlmann

    Renate Bertlmann

  • Helen Chadwick

    Helen Chadwick

  • Rose English

    Rose English

  • Annegret Soltau

    Annegret Soltau

  • Jo Spence

    Jo Spence

  • Marie Yates

    Marie Yates

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