Alexis Hunter

Alexis Hunter

BornNationalityBased In
1948New ZealandN/A
Biography

Alexis Hunter used photography as a means of weaponizing feminist theory, critiquing and subverting the objectification of the female body and radically reappropriating it as a site for political activism. Hunter often depicted male bodies in the same manner as sexist depictions of women in advertising and media in the 1970s, and pioneered a technique of photographic sequential narrative, using photographs and text to make radical, provocative storyboards. Through gender roleplay and the use of fetishised objects as props, Hunter disrupted normative, entrenched dynamics of power and challenged the exploitation of gender stereotypes aimed at generating profit, a symptom of consumer capitalism. As well as displaying a legacy of radical feminism and its evolutions, viewing Hunter’s work today shows the artist’s anger, bravery and innovation in the face of a misogynistic society. ...

Selected Artworks
Suffragette
Alexis Hunter
Suffragette, 1968
22 x 38cm
The Media
Alexis Hunter
The Media, 1968
46 x 36cm
Sexual Warfare
Alexis Hunter
Sexual Warfare, 1973
42 x 59cm
Approach to Fear: Voyeurism
Alexis Hunter
Approach to Fear: Voyeurism, 1973
44 x 38cm
The models Revenge II
Alexis Hunter
The models Revenge II, 1974
50 x 61cm
The models Revenge III
Alexis Hunter
The models Revenge III, 1974
50 x 61cm
The models Revenge I
Alexis Hunter
The models Revenge I, 1974
50 x 61cm
Sexual Warfare
Alexis Hunter
Sexual Warfare, 1975
59 x 49cm
Approach to Fear: Violence Identity with Aggressor
Alexis Hunter
Approach to Fear: Violence Identity with Aggressor, 1976
100 x 41.5cm
Approach to Fear: Masculinisation of Society Exorcise
Alexis Hunter
Approach to Fear: Masculinisation of Society Exorcise, 1977
25 x 101cm
Self portrait
Alexis Hunter
Self portrait, 1977
61 x 30cm
The Marxist Wife (still does the housewife)
Alexis Hunter
The Marxist Wife (still does the housewife), 1978
109.5 x 36cm
Dialogue with a Rapist
Alexis Hunter
Dialogue with a Rapist, 1978
41 x 36.2cm
Domestic Warfare
Alexis Hunter
Domestic Warfare, 1979
20.3 x 25.4cm
To Silent Women (Alone We Failed)
Alexis Hunter
To Silent Women (Alone We Failed), 1981
21 x 29cm
Tits and Bums
Alexis Hunter
Tits and Bums, 1986
29 x 20cm
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