The subject of this book is the crucial intersection of subjectivity and the historical moment in all its complexity. It reflects the pioneering critical influence art historian Linda Nochlin has had upon the most advanced thought in art history today. The range of issues addressed by the eminent American and British contributors reflects Nochlin's varied approaches to the visual world.

With an introduction by Aruna D'Souza and contributions by Carol Duncan, Stephen Eisenman, Tamar Garb, John Goodman, Rosalind Krauss, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Eunice Lipton, Molly Nesbit, Carol Ockman, Robert Rosenblum, Moira Roth, Kenneth Silver, Robert Simon, and Abigail Solomon-Godeau; an afterword by Linda Nochlin; and a complete bibliography of the writings of Linda Nochlin by Thomas McDonough.