'Women in Revolt': British feminist art from the 1970s and 1980s takes over Tate Britain

From crochet to photos and life-sized installations, feminist art from the 1970s and 1980s has taken over Tate Britain in London.

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00:00 [music]

00:18 It's a very good reminder of how much women fought for their rights, their freedom,

00:24 and to say something, to express who they are.

00:30 And what they were saying there feels extremely relevant today,

00:34 and I think that's quite extraordinary.

00:36 [music]

00:47 I was really interested in the work of Sue Richardson

00:51 and the way she just uses what she has at home to create this sculpture,

00:55 which is actually a tapestry.

00:57 It's a woman's work.

00:58 It's like a dungaree falling into pieces, addressing what it means to be a woman.

01:03 [music]

01:11 It's not a depressing show.

01:12 I think it's a very joyful show,

01:13 but one of the depressing things is that so many of the fights are still being fought.

01:17 So in terms of pay equality, health equality, childcare equality,

01:24 in terms of the position of people of colour in our society

01:29 and the way that they are treated still by organisations and broader society more generally.

01:35 So these--and ecological things as well.

01:38 These struggles are very current,

01:40 and I hope that maybe when people come to see the show,

01:42 they find strategies or ways to push against those struggles that we face.

01:47 [music]

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