Nancy Spero Dissidances

Nancy Spero (born in Cleveland, Ohio, 1926) is a pioneer of feminist art and a key figure in the new York protest scene of the 1960s and 70s, as highly regarded as famed artists Martha Rosler and Adrian Piper. With a career spanning over 50 years, Spero continues even today to engage, questoin, and defy our current political, social and cultural scene. her work has recently been exhibited throughout the US and Europe, including the last edition of the Venice Biennial. This book focuses on the artist's search to create her own language, featuring the best of her work, from early student works on paper to her latest presentation at the Venice Biennial. --