Vito A. in the Land of Whip. A Short Guide to Chiara Fumai's 'The Return of the Invisible Woman'

The essay is a chapter of ON FIGURE/S. DRAWING AFTER BELLMER (ISBN 978-1-910055-77-9). The chapter provides an analysis of The Return of the Invisible Woman, a series of collages made by Italian artist Chiara Fumai in 2014. The ten sheets that constitute the series are presented as a hypertext where words and images reveal a feminist pantheon of contemporary muses. Through the study of the collages, it is explained how Fumai's post-performative art critically relates to Vito Acconci's performance practice.