Thames & Hudson Cut Out: A Feminist History of Photo Collage, Montage and Assemblage | Hardcover

Cut Out presents the previously untold relationship between photography, feminist art and collage, spanning from the 19th century to the present day. This essential volume explores how female artists have utilized collage techniques to reflect the construction of identity from conflicting and contradictory parts.

The book foregrounds the use of femmage—a radical reclaiming of craft traditionally associated with women—as a resilient method within feminist and political art practices. It offers an expanded definition of collage, encompassing photomontage, assemblage, and the photogram.

• Traces a lineage from nineteenth-century makers through Modernist, Surrealist, and Dadaist innovators to contemporary practitioners.
• Examines the work of Victorian album makers and radical, second-wave feminist artists.
• Features thematic sections with profiles written by expert contributors on key individuals, including Hannah Höch, Dora Maar, and Lorna Simpson.
• Reveals how contemporary and digital artists continue to subvert dominant narratives and expand photographic collage forms.
• Serves as a reminder of the political power of photography and its history at a moment of active contestation and reappraisal.

• Author/Contributor: Rogers, Fiona
• Brand: Thames & Hudson
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Print Length: 240 pages
• Publication Date: April 30, 2026
• ISBN-13: 978-0500481127
• Dimensions: 239mm x 25mm x 284mm (Approx. 9.4 x 1.0 x 11.2 inches)
• Weight: 1.5 kg (1498g)

Cut Out is an indispensable collection catalog for those interested in the intersection of art history, feminist theory, and photographic technique.