The Story of Art Without Men

As a regular visitor to art galleries, I noticed the scarcity of old paintings by female artists. In this rather cheekily titled book, the author explains the reasons for so few artworks by women in our museums and galleries.

She illustrates women’s artistic talent and the incredible and often physically violent struggles they have endured in order to be recognised.

I learned so much, and it’s rekindled my determination to keep riding my motorbike! Now, you may think motorcycle travel and art history have nothing in common, but not so! There is still a belief that women are not as… show more.

The story of art history that most of us are taught is superficial and incomplete, but it can be a non-trivial task figuring out who else (and which sub-movements) should be looked into, and how to find more information about those people and happenings when so much of the field’s scholarship has been aimed at one group of people.

This book does a great job of expanding the lens so that more people (and their work and other contributions) become visible and legible, and though not everyone could receive as much attention as they should arguably get (the book is… show more.