How many women sculptors can you name? This book will challenge perceptions that sculpture is a male pursuit. In addition, it provides insight into the work and lives of dozens of women sculptors - significant artists from the past, as well as those working in the exciting and varied world of sculpture today.

The pioneers and legends:

Ruth Asawa ◉ Phyllida Barlow ◉ Louise Bourgeois ◉ Judy Chicago ◉ Camille Claudel
◉ Niki de Saint Phalle ◉ Elisabeth Frink ◉ Katharina Fritsch ◉ Anya Gallaccio ◉ Mona Hatoum ◉ Barbara Hepworth ◉ Eva Hesse ◉ Rebecca Horn ◉ Harriet Hosmer ◉ Yayoi Kusama ◉ Edmonia Lewis ◉ Frances Loring ◉ Sarah Lucas ◉ Annette Messager ◉ Senga Nengudi ◉ Cornelia Parker ◉ Sophie Ryder ◉ Doris Salcedo ◉ Alina Szapocznikow ◉ Rachel Whiteread ◉ Florence Wyle

Contemporary women sculptors in their own words featured:

◉ Tabatha Andrews ◉ Rachel Ara ◉ Annie Attridge ◉ Helaine Blumenfeld ◉ Juliana Cerqueira Leite ◉ Silke Dettmers ◉ Laury Dizengremel◉ Jane McAdam Freud ◉ Lucy Glendinning ◉ Maggi Hambling ◉ Kendra Haste ◉ Holly Hendry ◉ Christine Kowal Post ◉ Sophie Marsham ◉ Nnenna Okore ◉ Arundhata Patel ◉ Maya Ramsay ◉ Marianne Reim ◉ Frances Richardson ◉ Raphaele Shirley ◉ Susan Stockwell ◉ Sinta Tantra ◉ Almuth Tebbenhoff ◉ Patricia Volk ◉ Zhang Yaxi

With an overview of women making sculpture from the 1880s to today, this book explores the work of 50 extraordinary women artists who have forged a name for themselves in a male arena, as well as breaking rules, pushing boundaries and inspiring us with their visionary creations.