Madam and Eve is a rich, varied and exciting overview of how
women artists have depicted women in art over the last 50 years.
This is a visually stimulating presentation of the many different
media and approaches that women have used to create images of
themselves and other women, and it is also a eloquent examination
of the impact that the feminist movement has had on contemporary
art.
Over 200 artists, ranging from the well-established to the lesser
known, are each represented by one work. A historical
introduction sets the artistic and cultural context for the
period up to the present, and the remaining chapters, which focus
on contemporary art, cover the universal themes of the body,
life, death, stories and icons.