With coverage of the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium,
nearly half the volume is now devoted to the remarkable period from 1960
to the present, when women artists emerged as the most dynamic force in
contemporary art. New to this edition are innovative contemporary
American artists, such as Janine Antoni and Renee Cox, as well as major
international figures, including Iran's Shirin Neshat, Shahzia Sikander
from Pakistan, and the Icelandic sculptor and performance artist Katrin
Sigurdardottir. As in past editions, all the artists' works are
represented in large-format color reproductions, and the artists'
careers are examined in concise critical biographies.