
Ellen Lesperance
Ausst. Kat. Hollybush Gardens, London u. Derek Eller Gallery, New York
Grace Storey(Editor)
Ellen Lesperance(Artist)
König, Walther (Publisher)
Published on 19. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-3-7533-0868-5 (ISBN)
Description
The first monograph on an artist who consistently combines knitting patterns and female activism in her work to transmit messages on history, feminism and labour.
Inspired by actions of female protest that have shaped the twentieth century, Ellen Lesperance sources archival images of protesters' hand-knitted garments which she translates into knit symbols before rendering them as meticulous gouache paintings on paper. Citing inspiration from Bauhaus-era female weavers and feminist body art of the 1970s and 1980s, Lesperance reframes image-making outside of male-dominated Western painting traditions, while honouring the creative labour of women standing up against social and political ills.
Text: Jennifer Kabat, Amy Tobin.
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 305 mm
Width: 237 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
940 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7533-0868-5 (9783753308685)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
ISNI: 0000 0005 1284 4822
Artist
ISNI: 0000 0004 3600 5487
Contributions
ISNI: 0000 0005 1471 815X