From the Starz Website: For over forty years, Director Lynn Hershman Leeson has collected hundreds of hours of interviews with visionary artists, historians, curators and critics who shaped the beliefs and values of the Feminist Art Movement and reveal previously undocumented strategies used to politicize female artists and integrate women into art structures. Through intimate and rarely seen archival film and video footage, !Women Art Revolution reveals how the Feminist Art Movement radically transformed the art and culture of our times.
We had the privilege of previewing this film and must highly recommend it to all audiences interested in the history of art as well as the current conditions. Leeson makes a strong case for the staggering inequalities that have always existed for the recognition of women in the arts, a depiction that resonates most thoroughly as she has experienced them firsthand as a forward thinking artist who only recently has solidified her stature within the contemporary international art realm. Most people understand the "feminist movement" as extending into all facets and walks of life, it's relationship to art being just another factor that many assume is mostly past. While it is true to a certain extent, one can look at a gallery like Plus as being somewhat typical of the scene today with a large stable of highly credible female artists, some of them the most successful of any artists with the gallery; it is nevertheless staggering to realize the extent of the inequalities and how recently any sort of shift has been made. Leeson's approach is straightforward, but she definitely delves deeply into the discussion, focusing on artists that many are probably not familiar with, coursing her way through to current times and some of the artists that have benefited heavily from the removal of boundaries and actions taken by both individual artists as well as groups like the "Guerrilla Girls."
Advance tickets are recommended for the screening of WAR, and there are a number of great films on tap for the entire festival. Visit the Denver Film Society website for more information at http://www.denverfilm.org
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