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Art & Magic
Curating the Western Art Witch Movement
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The magical images and protest tools of Artemisia Gentileschi to Amanda Yates Garcia, also known as the Oracle of LA, are revealed in this book. Art Witches have created powerful images that resonate with beauty and activism, from Italian courtrooms in the 1500s to binding spells for the US Trump presidency in 2016.
For the first time, this book connects the genealogy of the image of the witch from historical to contemporary artists. It intertwines artistic purpose with social ills and equity issues and probes how this narrative is exposed and curated in museums and memorials focused on witchcraft.
The collection of images, artist interviews, and a case study of the two artists that make up Hilmaâs Ghost provide recognition and a new context for this important and rapidly growing art movement.
For the first time, this book connects the genealogy of the image of the witch from historical to contemporary artists. It intertwines artistic purpose with social ills and equity issues and probes how this narrative is exposed and curated in museums and memorials focused on witchcraft.
The collection of images, artist interviews, and a case study of the two artists that make up Hilmaâs Ghost provide recognition and a new context for this important and rapidly growing art movement.
Kathryn Turley-Sonne (she/her) Ph.D., is a full professor and guest lecturer in literature and museum studies. She is also an activist, curator, author, and wanderer.
Series Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction: Witchy Context and Framing
â1 Framing and Positionality
1 Genealogy of the Witch Image
â1 Early Artists of the Occult
â2 Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite
â3 Surrealist and Modern
â4 Past Influencing the Present: Contributions to the Conversation
2 The Body of the Witch
â1 Theoretical Framework: Feminism
â2 Gender Identity
â3 Somaesthetics
â4 The Body of the Witch: Dürer through the 20th Century
3 Modern and Contemporary Art Witches
â1 Analysis of Contemporary Artists
â2 Data
4 Case Study: Hilmaâs Ghost
â1 Context
â2 Procedures
â3 Abstract Futures Tarot â The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York City 2021
â4 Cosmic Geometries â The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City, JanuaryâFebruary 2022
â5 Chromagick â Carrie Secrist Gallery Chicago, EXPO Chicago, April 2022
â6 Radical Spirits: Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut, JuneâNovember 2022
â7 Rituals for Grieving, Parallax Art Center, Portland, Oregon, October 2022
â8 Questions
â9 Future
5 Museums and Memorials
â1 Museums
â2 Memorials
6 Magical Activism and the Art Witch Movement
Conclusion: Taking Flight
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Introduction: Witchy Context and Framing
â1 Framing and Positionality
1 Genealogy of the Witch Image
â1 Early Artists of the Occult
â2 Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite
â3 Surrealist and Modern
â4 Past Influencing the Present: Contributions to the Conversation
2 The Body of the Witch
â1 Theoretical Framework: Feminism
â2 Gender Identity
â3 Somaesthetics
â4 The Body of the Witch: Dürer through the 20th Century
3 Modern and Contemporary Art Witches
â1 Analysis of Contemporary Artists
â2 Data
4 Case Study: Hilmaâs Ghost
â1 Context
â2 Procedures
â3 Abstract Futures Tarot â The Armory Show, Javits Center, New York City 2021
â4 Cosmic Geometries â The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City, JanuaryâFebruary 2022
â5 Chromagick â Carrie Secrist Gallery Chicago, EXPO Chicago, April 2022
â6 Radical Spirits: Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, Connecticut, JuneâNovember 2022
â7 Rituals for Grieving, Parallax Art Center, Portland, Oregon, October 2022
â8 Questions
â9 Future
5 Museums and Memorials
â1 Museums
â2 Memorials
6 Magical Activism and the Art Witch Movement
Conclusion: Taking Flight
Index
All interested in art history, museum studies, witches, and magic. This text is a valuable asset to any academic library as well as to upper-division and graduate students.