The book collects Dave Hickey’s best and most important writing about female artists from the past twenty years. But this is far more than a compilation: Hickey has revised each essay, bringing them up to date and drawing out common themes.

Written by Dave Hickey in his trademark style—accessible, witty, and powerfully illuminating
25 Women analyzes the work of Joan Mitchell, Bridget Riley, Fiona Rae, Lynda Benglis, Karen Carson, and many others.
Discusses artists works as work, bringing politics and gender into the conversation when warranted by the art itself
Offers a reflection on the life and role of the critic in the art world

Dave Hickey is former executive editor of Art in America, and has served as a contributing editor for the Village Voice and as the arts editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Hickey's work is described as 'always engaging and never dull'.

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25 Women: Essays On Their Art