Maud Lavin Knihy

Exploring the theme of women's aggression in contemporary culture, this book analyzes various representations in media and art, including films like Kill Bill and television series such as Prime Suspect. It also highlights the contributions of the artist collective Toxic Titties, showcasing how these works challenge traditional gender norms and celebrate female empowerment. Through these examples, the book provides a critical examination of the evolving narrative surrounding women's roles in society and the arts.

Our culture is dominated by the visual. Yet most writing on design reflects a narrow preoccupation with products, biographies, and design influences. Maud Lavin approaches design from the broader field of visual culture criticism, asking challenging questions about about who really has a voice in the culture and what unseen influences affect the look of things designers produce. Lavin shows how design fits into larger questions of power, democracy, and communication. Many corporate clients instruct designers to convey order and clarity in order to give their companies the look of a clean new world. But since designers cannot clean up messy reality, Lavin shows, they often end up simply veiling it.