The power, glory, diversity, and talent of women street artists
finally gets the attention it deserves in the first book to focus solely
on the female gaze writ large on urban walls and sidewalks across five
continents
If street art is, in itself, an act of rebellion, it is tragically
ironic that the genre seems dominated by men.
This exciting book is an important first step in shedding light on the
substantial number of women who are gaining fame in the street art
world. It brings together the work of 24 artists, through dazzling
photographs of their work and intimate portraits of their lives based on
interviews collected by award-winning journalist Alessandra Mattanza.
On walls, sidewalks, prison cells, grain silos and other nontraditional
canvases, these artists tackle ideas around empowerment, feminism, the
pink revolution, body shaming and body imagery, racism, and the climate
crisis. From Oklahoma City and Brooklyn, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh makes site
specific work that considers how people experience race and gender
within their surrounding environments.
South African multidisciplinary artist Faith XLVII imbues her narratives
with a longing for a deeper connection to nature, and a resurrection of
the divine feminine. Italy's Camilla Falsini incorporates joyful, bold
colors and simple shapes to deliver serious messages about the
environment. Shamsia Hassani, one of Afghanistan's first female street
artists, makes vibrant murals and paintings in which women play musical
instruments as a vehicle for self-expression.
Bursting with colorful photographs of works in situ as well as in
detail, this thrilling and incisive book proves that street art is not
only female--it's the essence of conceptual rebellion itself.
