Background
Frueh, Joanna was born on January 18, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Erne Rene and Florence (Pass) Frueh.
( The erotic and the intellectual come together to create...)
The erotic and the intellectual come together to create a new kind of criticism in the lushly written work of Joanna Frueh. Addressing sexuality in ways that are usually hidden or left unsaid, Frueh—a noted performance artist and art historian—explores subjects such as aging, beauty, love, sex, pleasure, contemporary art, and the body as a site and vehicle of knowledge. Frueh's language is explicit, graphic, fragmented. She assumes multiple voices: those of lover, prophet, daughter, mythmaker, art critic, activist, and bleeding heart. What results is an utterly original narrative that frees us from the false objectivity of traditional critical discourse and affirms the erotic as a way to ease human suffering. Through personal reflection, parody, autobiography, and poetry, Frueh shows us what it means to perform criticism, to personalize critical thinking. Rejecting postmodern, deconstructed prose, she recuperates the sentimental, proudly asserts a romantic viewpoint, and disrupts academic and feminist conventions. Erotic Faculties seeks to free the power of our unutilized erotic faculties and to expand the possibilities of criticism; it is a wild ride and a consummate pleasure.
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(This follow-on from "Feminist Art Criticism"is an antholo...)
This follow-on from "Feminist Art Criticism"is an anthology using art as a basis for discussing a broad range of issues and problems at the forefront of the feminist movement. Using art and artists as a point of departure, the essays explore issues and problems of culture, language, identification, creativity, sexuality, gender, race and aging. Though diverse in style, perspective and theme, the articles share a common interest in feminism as a symbol of meaningful change and as a vehicle for intellectual exploration, and individual communication and understanding.
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Frueh, Joanna was born on January 18, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Erne Rene and Florence (Pass) Frueh.
Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, 1970; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1981.
Assistant professor of art history, Oberlin College, Ohio., 1981-1983; assistant professor of art history, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1983-1985; professor of art history, U. Nevada, Reno, since 1990.
(This follow-on from "Feminist Art Criticism"is an antholo...)
( The erotic and the intellectual come together to create...)
(13 diverse essays illuminating the state of feminist art ...)