{"product_id":"cut-out-a-feminist-history-of-photo-collage-montage-and-assemblage-9780500481127","title":"Cut Out: A Feminist History of Photo Collage, Montage and Assemblage","description":"\u003cp\u003eFemale artists have long employed collage to reflect the ways in which identity is often constructed from conflicting, contrasting, and contradictory parts. \u003cem\u003eCut Out\u003c\/em\u003e explores the relationship between photography and feminist collage, foregrounding the use of femmage--a radical reclaiming of craft traditionally associated with women--as a resilient method within feminist and political art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eCut Out\u003c\/em\u003e presents an expanded definition of collage and cutting techniques to encompass photomontage, assemblage, and the photogram. Tracing a lineage from nineteenth-century makers to contemporary practitioners, this fascinating volume covers Victorian album makers; modernist, surrealist, and Dadaist innovators; and radical, second-wave feminist artists. Thematic sections include profiles written by expert contributors on key individuals, including Hannah Höch, Dora Maar, and Lorna Simpson. Looking to the future as much as the past, \u003cem\u003eCut Out\u003c\/em\u003e also reveals how the pioneering work of contemporary and digital artists continues to subvert dominant narratives and foster everexpanding forms of photographic collage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a moment when photography and its history are being actively contested and reappraised, \u003cem\u003eCut Out\u003c\/em\u003e is a reminder of its political power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Rogers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.06h x 9.31w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500481127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMussai, Renée:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRenée Mussai\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent curator, writer, and scholar of visual culture. Formerly senior curator and head of collection at Autograph, she is currently senior research associate at the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre (VIAD), University of Johannesburg, associate lecturer at University of the Arts London, and chair of the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation. Her publications include \u003cem\u003eEyes That Commit: A Visual Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e, and several award-winning artist monographs.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRogers, Fiona:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFiona Rogers\u003c\/strong\u003e is the V\u0026amp;A Parasol Foundation curator of women in photography, with a focus on contemporary artists and feminist practice. Rogers has been involved in photography for over two decades and is the founder of Firecracker, a digital platform to support female photographers. She is the coauthor of \u003cem\u003eFirecrackers: Female Photographers Now\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Fiona Rogers \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397135642781,"sku":"9780500481127","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_328414d1-023a-444d-b0f5-0d4ae3655490.jpg?v=1781074039","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/cut-out-a-feminist-history-of-photo-collage-montage-and-assemblage-9780500481127","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}