Exhibiting gender - Sarah Hyde

"Exhibiting gender" examines the ways in which women's art and representations of women are collected and presented in museums and art galleries today. It presents readers with full colour reproductions of pairs of unidentified works, one by a man and one by a woman, and asks, 'can you tell which is the woman's work?';Readers are encouraged to examine their own expectations of, and preconceptions about, art by women, and the ways in which women are represented in art; the text will reveal both the answer and a further discussion of the issues raised.;Developed from an innovative exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, in 1992, the book offers readers a way of studying and thinking about individual works which builds on, rather than ignores or negates, their own responses to the images.;The format of the book will make it enjoyable to discuss the answer to the question 'which is the woman's work?' in an informal or classroom context.;Teachers will find that it provides an opportunity for introducing gender issues to students in a way that is both stimulating and entertaining.