Doris Stauffer

Mara Zust

ISBN 10: 3858817600 / ISBN 13: 9783858817600

Published by Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, CH, 2015

About this Item

Doris Stauffer, born 1934 in a small village in Switzerland, was educated as a photographer at Zurich School of Art and Design in the 1950s. Soon she also turned to other forms of art and also began to teach art herself, seeking for new, unconventional ways and methods in art education. In 1971 she was among the founders of a new (and still existing) school of experimental art and design in Zürich. Throughout her life she has also engaged in promoting a feminism that explores new fields and topics, rather than merely aim to reform the existing society and its conventions. This new book for the first time features comprehensively Doris Stauffer's personality, her artistic and educational work and her political engagement. A wealth of images and original documents is complemented by texts contextualising Stauffer's work historically, politically, and within history of 20th century art.

Seller Inventory # LU-9783858817600

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doris Stauffer
• Publisher: Scheidegger und Spiess AG, Verlag, CH
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3858817600
• ISBN 13: 9783858817600
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 979 grams

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Synopsis

In addition to her contributions to art criticism, Doris Stauffer has produced an impressive body of artistic work that consists of photography, sculpture, and collage. The subject of exhibitions in her native Switzerland, Stauffer is among the founders of the F + F School of Experimental Design, and her explorations of form and color have long been recognized as engaging in novel ways with feminism and the existing conventions and hierarchies within society.
           
With more than three hundred illustrations, Doris Stauffer documents for the first time the life and work of this important twentieth-century artist with a focus on her political engagement. Essays place Stauffer’s work in historical and political context, including her involvement with the Swiss women’s liberation movement and an interview in which the artist imagines alternative forms of feminism and art education. Additional essays look at the influence of Stauffer on other female artists, as well as some of the recurring themes in her art, including fairy tales and other forms of narration.

About the Authors

Based in Zürich, Simone Koller is a graphic designer.

Mara Züst is a Zurich-based artist, art educator, and historian.

Michael Hiltbrunner is a Zurich-based cultural anthropologist, archive specialist, and curator.