Great Women Sculptors

Presenting a more expansive and inclusive history of sculpture, Great Women Sculptors surveys the work of more than 300 trailblazing artists from more than 60 countries, spanning 500 years from the Renaissance to the present day.

Yayoi Kusama’s colorful polka dots, Portia Munson’s feminist found-object evocations, and Mária Bartuszová’s ethereal plaster forms are showcased alongside Louise Nevelson’s monumental constructions and Barbara Hepworth’s intimate stone silhouettes. Each artist is represented by an artwork key to their career and overall oeuvre, along with a bite-size introduction to their work and its significance in the context of the ever-evolving art historical canon. If you're a frequent Colossal reader, you'll recognize others like Wangechi Mutu, Joana Vasconcelos, Simone Leigh, Rebecca Manson, Kiki Smith, and Tara Donovan.

• Published by Phaidon
• 344 pages
• 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches
  
• Hardcover