Deculturalisation? Feminisms, Exhibitions and the Return of Carla Lonzi

Abstract

Since the 1970s, gender studies have stated that the differences between men and women are cultural rather than biological; but the recent return of Carla Lonzi (1931-1982) on the Italian and international art scene, for its part, has unfolded in the name of deculturalisation, a term as elusive as it is charged with ambiguous and radical fascination. Feminism, separatism and consciousness-raising were the paths Carla Lonzi chose for herself from 1970 onwards, when she left her brilliant caree...