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Racism
Fields
Artistic Movements
Conceptual art
79
Abstract expressionism
42
Neo-expressionism
6
Straight photography
12
Pop art
46
Realism
36
Socialist Realism
9
Harlem Renaissance
4
[Artist collectives]
113
Subjects
Abstraction
336
Allegory
104
Animals
160
Autobiography
121
Self-portrait
169
Body positivity
11
Political issues
339
Social classes
79
Women's status
299
Consumerism
84
Human body
408
Cosmos
43
Colour
211
Dance
77
Discriminations
148
Documentary
116
Ecology
72
Writing
160
Childhood
106
Eroticism
76
Public space
82
Fantasy & dreams
84
Feminism
293
Party & nightlife
37
Gender fluidity
20
Geometry
150
War & conflicts
139
History
263
Art history & museum
62
Homophobia
14
Identity
199
Industry
29
Intimacy
103
Irony
59
Language
87
Light
81
Machine & technology
33
Magic & esotericism
7
Disease
44
Mannequins & dolls
41
Maternity
110
Media
64
Memory
194
Human migration
93
Fashion & clothing
66
Modernity
34
Death
71
Music
63
Myths, tales & legends
94
Nation
52
Nature
232
Still life
148
Nude
152
Landscape
286
Urban landscape
148
Portrait
398
Postcolonialism
98
Sex positivity
15
Advertisement
49
Queer
27
Romantic relationships
44
Religion & spirituality
178
Domestic scene
110
Science
49
Sexuality
129
Entertainment
53
Surveillance
5
Time
28
Traditions
226
Domestic work
76
Drag
27
Vegetal
159
Everyday life
273
Violence
141
Lesbian visibility
27
Trans visibility
16
Travel
73
Mediums
Applied arts
205
Jewellery & silverware
19
Ceramic
76
Costumes
37
Decor
57
Medal
7
Stained glass
15
Graphic arts
766
Poster
35
Watercolour
181
Collage
199
Drawing (ink, pencil…)
504
Engraving & etching
224
Illustration
96
Artist book
82
Pastel & wax
105
Journal
26
Screen printing
71
Audiovisual
334
Film
121
Digital
50
Sound
74
Video
233
Installation
476
Accumulation
84
Assemblage
223
Environment
132
[Modes]
124
Ephemeral
26
Site-specific
110
Monumental
127
Painting
764
Acrylic
157
Mural
35
Gouache
95
Oil
440
Tempera
28
Performance
223
Photography
407
Analogue photography
233
Digital photography
92
Photojournalism
37
Photomontage
72
Sculpture
428
Wood
109
Bronze
93
Wax
17
Marble
25
Metal
129
Paper & cardboard
24
Plastic
47
Plaster
78
Clay
94
Glass
25
Textile
201
Embroidery
72
Sewing
45
Crochet & knitting
9
Weaving
57
Countries
Africa
88
South Africa
12
Gabon
1
Ghana
5
Mozambique
2
Tanzania
2
Zimbabwe
2
Central America and the Caribbean
38
France (Antilles)
7
Jamaica
4
Nicaragua
1
North America
359
Canada
25
United States
313
Mexico
30
South America
99
Brazil
28
Suriname
6
Uruguay
5
Asia
170
South Korea
8
India
15
Japan
49
Malaysia
4
Russia
32
Taiwan
2
Europe
723
Germany
110
France
356
Italy
47
Netherlands
32
Portugal
7
United Kingdom
98
Ukraine
11
Middle East
96
Israel
50
Oceania
45
Australia
35
New Zealand
11
Periods of
activity
17th century
1
18th century
18
19th century
77
1860s
20
1870s
31
1880s
34
1890s
59
20th century
1183
1900s
87
1910s
142
1920s
214
1930s
273
1940s
294
1950s
366
1960s
483
1970s
580
1980s
678
1990s
810
21st century
767
2000s
768
2010s
685
2020s
497
Programmes
— Amazons of Pop, 1961–73
13
— Women Artists of the 1960s in Africa
17
— Southeast Asian Women Artists
18
— AWARE x Canada
9
— Women in Abstraction
31
— Netherlands–Caribbean, 19th–21st c.
11
— Rewriting Art History in the Americas
43
— Season Africa2020
23
— TEAM: Teaching, E-learning, Agency, Mentoring
163
The indexed biographies correspond to artists born between 1664 and 1974.
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1959 — 2018 | United States
Laura Aguilar
1937 — 2020 | United States
Emma Amos
1970 | Israël
Yael Bartana
1931 — 1986 | Nicaragua
June Beer
1966 | Canada
Christi Belcourt
1962 | India
Sutapa Biswas
1957 | United States
Cheryl Ann Bolden
1962 | United-Kingdom
Sonia Boyce
1973 | Ukraine
Oksana Briukhovetska
1952 | United States
Elenora “Rukiya” Brown
1881 — 1967 | France
Germaine Casse
1915 — United States | 2012 — Mexico
Elizabeth Catlett
1954 | Taiwan
Shu Lea Cheang
1940 — 1985 | Korea
Wook-kyung Choi
1953 | Guadeloupe, France
Michèle Chomereau-Lamotte
1951 | United Kingdom
Sue Coe
1959 | United States
Vaginal Davis
1957 | Australia
Destiny Deacon
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