The female artists who shattered the art world's glass ceiling
According to statistics, women artists make up only 3 — 5% of major permanent collections in Europe and America.
That isn't good enough. Click through a selection our favourite progressive women in the art world - and find out where you can see their work exhibited in London.
Calle has produced a great body of feminist work and has built a career by documenting and challenging the psyches of the subjects she photographs. Her art, which includes panels of her own written text, often depicts human vulnerability and questions personal identity and gender roles.