Domestic Warfare

Alexis Hunter

Domestic Warfare, 197920.3 x 25.4cmPrice on Request
Details
Material
20 c type photographs
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This photographic artwork features a black and white image presented within a framed white border. The composition centers on a table set for an intimate dinner, with a wine bottle and two glasses visible. The hands of two individuals are shown touching the glasses, suggesting a toast or shared moment. Above the table hangs a portrait of a woman in formal attire, lending a nostalgic and romantic quality to the scene. The overall style and technique reflect a vintage aesthetic, capturing a fleeting, yet emotionally evocative interaction between the subjects. ...

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Alexis Hunter
Artist
Alexis Hunter
1948 , New Zealand

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. ...

Alexis Hunter: Artworks
Suffragette
Alexis HunterSuffragette, 1968Price on Request
The Media
Alexis HunterThe Media, 1968Price on Request
Sexual Warfare
Alexis HunterSexual Warfare, 1973Price on Request
Approach to Fear: Voyeurism
Alexis HunterApproach to Fear: Voyeurism, 1973Price on Request
The models Revenge II
Alexis HunterThe models Revenge II, 1974Price on Request
The models Revenge III
Alexis HunterThe models Revenge III, 1974Price on Request
The models Revenge I
Alexis HunterThe models Revenge I, 1974Price on Request
Sexual Warfare
Alexis HunterSexual Warfare, 1975Price on Request
Approach to Fear: Violence Identity with Aggressor
Alexis HunterApproach to Fear: Violence Identity with Aggressor, 1976Price on Request
Approach to Fear: Masculinisation of Society Exorcise
Alexis HunterApproach to Fear: Masculinisation of Society Exorcise, 1977Price on Request
Self portrait
Alexis HunterSelf portrait, 1977Price on Request
The Marxist Wife (still does the housewife)
Alexis HunterThe Marxist Wife (still does the housewife), 1978Price on Request
Dialogue with a Rapist
Alexis HunterDialogue with a Rapist, 1978Price on Request
Domestic Warfare
Alexis HunterDomestic Warfare, 1979Price on Request
To Silent Women (Alone We Failed)
Alexis HunterTo Silent Women (Alone We Failed), 1981Price on Request
Tits and Bums
Alexis HunterTits and Bums, 1986Price on Request
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