''n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal'' was a biannual

academic journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...

covering

feminist art criticism Feminist art criticism emerged in the 1970s from the wider feminist movement as the critical examination of both visual representations of women in art and art produced by women. It continues to be a major field of art criticism. Emergence Li ...

and the work of

women artists The absence of women from the canon of Western culture, Western Art history, art has been a subject of inquiry and reconsideration since the early 1970s. Linda Nochlin's influential 1971 essay, "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?", e ...

since the 1970s. It was published by KT press and the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

was

Katy Deepwell Katy Deepwell is a feminist art critic and academic, based in London. She is the founder and editor of '' n.paradoxa: international feminist art journal'', published 1998–2017, in 40 volumes by KT press. She founded KT press as a feminist not ...

(London). The print journal (printed as volumes) was established by Deepwell in 1998. Prior to this, ''n.paradoxa'' existed as an

online journal An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the dissemination, scr ...

(issues 1–21, ) which was established in 1996 and this parallel edition online ran until 2010 with entirely different content to the print journal. Each volume of ''n.paradoxa'' focused on a particular theme and typically included articles devoted to

art theory Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and taste, which in a broad sense incorporates the philosophy of art.Slater, B. H.Aesthetics ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy,'' , acces ...

and criticism from a

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideology, ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social gender equality, equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern soci ...

perspective, as well as interviews with artists. The website contained extensive online resources on feminism in the visual arts internationally, including reviews of exhibits, books, and websites. ''n.paradoxa'' participated in the

Documenta 12 magazines ''Documenta 12 magazines'' (also ''the Magazine project'' or simply ''the magazines'') was a central project of the 12th edition (2007) of the documenta exhibition, similar in dimensions and world outreach to the "platforms" of the previous edi ...

project as part of the 2007

documenta Documenta (often stylized documenta) is an Art exhibition, exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. Documenta was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgarte ...

exhibition in

Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the d ...

. After 2011, volumes were simultaneously published in print and electronic format online. The journal ceased publication in 2017.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:N.Paradoxa: International Feminist Art Journal Visual art journals Feminist journals Academic journals established in 1996 English-language journals Biannual journals Publications disestablished in 2017 Defunct journals