The catalog is a must-have at a time when occult motifs and rituals are making a comeback in mainstream pop culture. Whether witch, seer, or high priestess—femininity and magic are inextricably linked in a wide variety of cultures. Artists take up this ancient tradition in ambivalent images, asking questions and reclaiming interpretive authority.
The connection between women and magic shapes beliefs and ideas about the feminine, and has always served as a projection screen for demonization, which stabilizes patriarchal social structures. For artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, this offers an exciting playing field for exploring topics such as body and gender, female sexuality and identity, or the attribution of character traits – often from a feminist perspective.

Artists: Myrlande Constant, Cordula Ditz, Mary Beth Edelson, Bev Grant / W.I.T.C.H., Vivian Greven, Rebecca Horn, Ana Mendieta, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Rosana Paulino, Paloma Proudfoot, Gillian Wearing, Portia Zvavahera

Editor
Draiflessen Collection

Authors
David Bäcker, Martin Rudolf Brenninkmeijer, Birte Hinrichsen, Corinna Otto, Jonas Schoster

published by Hirmer, Munich
240 Pages, 150 ill., 21 x 28 cm, Softcover
€ 50

ISBN 
978-3-7774-4716-2 (DE)
978-3-7774-4717-9  (EN)
978-3-7774-4746-9  (NL)