Abstract A vivid description of the photographer, Joseph Albert appears in an 1871 novel, Der Stu... more Abstract A vivid description of the photographer, Joseph Albert appears in an 1871 novel, Der Sturmvogel by F. W. Hackander, his identity thinly disguised as a Munich photographer named ‘Wilbert’:
Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal... more Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal memory in his work. The pop icons of his youth-- such as Evel Knievel-- were seminal figures in the developing artist's psyche. Perhaps the most important figure in the artist's pantheon of inspiration is Farrah Fawcett. The object of many teen boys' affections in the 1970s, Fawcett was a particularly resonant figure for Edmier as she herself was an artist, a fact that he discovered in an issue of the teen magazine "Dynamite." In August 2000, after Edmier extended a formal invitation to the actress to join him in making a work of art, Edmier and Fawcett began what would become a two-year collaboration which produced several sculptures (including two large-scale nude sculptures of each other) and numerous photographs and drawings. The results of this extraordinary project are chronicled in this volume. The essay by Lynn Zelevansky, curator of contemporary and modern art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art where the exhibition of the work debuted, explores other potent artist/muse pairings and how the traditional hierarchy of this kind of undertaking has been eroded by Fawcett's full participation in the project. She also considers how their project engages pop culture, writing: ..."[Fawcett] and Edmier have reminded us about the world of images we inhabit, where it can be difficult to tell the real from the imaginary. They have held a magnifying glass to the relationship between fantasy and reality, celebrity and fan, allowing us to understand something about the way that mass culture impacts lives and shapes memory."
In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began ex... more In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began experimenting with geometric forms. Rebelling equally against the mathematical purity of earlier geometric modernism and what many saw as the emotional excesses of abstract expressionism and Art Informel, these artists emphasised three-dimensionality, the repetition of modular elements, the conceptual underpinnings of art and the performative to engage the viewer in the creative process and achieve broader intellectual, sensual and emotive range in their work. Beyond Geometry, which accompanies an exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, showcases over 200 works by 139 artists that chart the development of these experiments in form. It is noteworthy that artists on three continents began exploring these forms at the same time, often unaware of aesthetic developments elsewhere. Beyond Geometry brings together examples of European and Latin American concrete art, Argentine Arte Madi, Brazilian Neo-Concretism, Kinetic and Op Art, Minimalism and various forms of post-minimalism including systematic forms of process and conceptual art.
This essay looks at Kusama's re-immersion in Japan in the 1970s when a mass culture of cu... more This essay looks at Kusama's re-immersion in Japan in the 1970s when a mass culture of cuteness was developing there, the impact of "kawaii" on her work, and Kusama's subsequent role in the shaping of the culture that formed the "Superflat" generation. It also considers the reason for the Modernist difficulty with notions of "cuteness."
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume present... more Published to accompany an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume presents contemporary art from the private collections of Eli and Edythe Broad. The exhibition contains work by twenty-two artists designed to exemplify the major trends from the latter half of the 20th century, including American Neo-Dada and Pop, German Neo-Expressionism, painting and conceptual art from the 1980s, and current art from Los Angeles.
In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has ope... more In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has opened up under the influence of globalization. This unprecedented book focuses on the work of twelve of Korea's most significant artists. An introduction by Joan Kee and a chronology track the development of contemporary art in Korea from the 20th century to the present day. Essays by Lynn Zelevansky and Christine Starkman discuss the twelve artists featured: Kimsooja, Bahc Yiso, Do Ho Suh, Choi Jeong-Hwa, Gimhongsok, Jeon Joonho, Kim Beom, Koo Jeong-A, Minouk Lim, Jooyeon Park, Haegue Yang, and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries. These artists work in a range of media, including sculpture, drawing, video, installation and performance, and the World Wide Web. The book also includes artists' interviews and brief biographies.
This paper looks at Colombian artist Feliza Bursztyn's work in relation to women artists in the E... more This paper looks at Colombian artist Feliza Bursztyn's work in relation to women artists in the Europe, Japan, and the United States who, like Bursztyn, made feminist-inflected art in the 1960s and early 70s, shortly before the Women's Movement had fully emerged. They worked at a time when there was little in the way of an established theoretical basis to support them. .
Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal... more Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal memory in his work. The pop icons of his youth-- such as Evel Knievel-- were seminal figures in the developing artist's psyche. Perhaps the most important figure in the artist's pantheon of inspiration is Farrah Fawcett. The object of many teen boys' affections in the 1970s, Fawcett was a particularly resonant figure for Edmier as she herself was an artist, a fact that he discovered in an issue of the teen magazine "Dynamite." In August 2000, after Edmier extended a formal invitation to the actress to join him in making a work of art, Edmier and Fawcett began what would become a two-year collaboration which produced several sculptures (including two large-scale nude sculptures of each other) and numerous photographs and drawings. The results of this extraordinary project are chronicled in this volume. The essay by Lynn Zelevansky, curator of contemporary and modern...
In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began ex... more In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began experimenting with geometric forms. Rebelling equally against the mathematical purity of earlier geometric modernism and what many saw as the emotional excesses of abstract expressionism and Art Informel, these artists emphasised three-dimensionality, the repetition of modular elements, the conceptual underpinnings of art and the performative to engage the viewer in the creative process and achieve broader intellectual, sensual and emotive range in their work. Beyond Geometry, which accompanies an exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, showcases over 200 works by 139 artists that chart the development of these experiments in form. It is noteworthy that artists on three continents began exploring these forms at the same time, often unaware of aesthetic developments elsewhere. Beyond Geometry brings together examples of European and Latin American concrete art, Argentine Arte M...
Abstract A vivid description of the photographer, Joseph Albert appears in an 1871 novel, Der Stu... more Abstract A vivid description of the photographer, Joseph Albert appears in an 1871 novel, Der Sturmvogel by F. W. Hackander, his identity thinly disguised as a Munich photographer named ‘Wilbert’:
Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal... more Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal memory in his work. The pop icons of his youth-- such as Evel Knievel-- were seminal figures in the developing artist's psyche. Perhaps the most important figure in the artist's pantheon of inspiration is Farrah Fawcett. The object of many teen boys' affections in the 1970s, Fawcett was a particularly resonant figure for Edmier as she herself was an artist, a fact that he discovered in an issue of the teen magazine "Dynamite." In August 2000, after Edmier extended a formal invitation to the actress to join him in making a work of art, Edmier and Fawcett began what would become a two-year collaboration which produced several sculptures (including two large-scale nude sculptures of each other) and numerous photographs and drawings. The results of this extraordinary project are chronicled in this volume. The essay by Lynn Zelevansky, curator of contemporary and modern art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art where the exhibition of the work debuted, explores other potent artist/muse pairings and how the traditional hierarchy of this kind of undertaking has been eroded by Fawcett's full participation in the project. She also considers how their project engages pop culture, writing: ..."[Fawcett] and Edmier have reminded us about the world of images we inhabit, where it can be difficult to tell the real from the imaginary. They have held a magnifying glass to the relationship between fantasy and reality, celebrity and fan, allowing us to understand something about the way that mass culture impacts lives and shapes memory."
In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began ex... more In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began experimenting with geometric forms. Rebelling equally against the mathematical purity of earlier geometric modernism and what many saw as the emotional excesses of abstract expressionism and Art Informel, these artists emphasised three-dimensionality, the repetition of modular elements, the conceptual underpinnings of art and the performative to engage the viewer in the creative process and achieve broader intellectual, sensual and emotive range in their work. Beyond Geometry, which accompanies an exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, showcases over 200 works by 139 artists that chart the development of these experiments in form. It is noteworthy that artists on three continents began exploring these forms at the same time, often unaware of aesthetic developments elsewhere. Beyond Geometry brings together examples of European and Latin American concrete art, Argentine Arte Madi, Brazilian Neo-Concretism, Kinetic and Op Art, Minimalism and various forms of post-minimalism including systematic forms of process and conceptual art.
This essay looks at Kusama's re-immersion in Japan in the 1970s when a mass culture of cu... more This essay looks at Kusama's re-immersion in Japan in the 1970s when a mass culture of cuteness was developing there, the impact of "kawaii" on her work, and Kusama's subsequent role in the shaping of the culture that formed the "Superflat" generation. It also considers the reason for the Modernist difficulty with notions of "cuteness."
Published to accompany an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume present... more Published to accompany an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, this volume presents contemporary art from the private collections of Eli and Edythe Broad. The exhibition contains work by twenty-two artists designed to exemplify the major trends from the latter half of the 20th century, including American Neo-Dada and Pop, German Neo-Expressionism, painting and conceptual art from the 1980s, and current art from Los Angeles.
In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has ope... more In the past two decades, there have been major developments in Korean art, as the country has opened up under the influence of globalization. This unprecedented book focuses on the work of twelve of Korea's most significant artists. An introduction by Joan Kee and a chronology track the development of contemporary art in Korea from the 20th century to the present day. Essays by Lynn Zelevansky and Christine Starkman discuss the twelve artists featured: Kimsooja, Bahc Yiso, Do Ho Suh, Choi Jeong-Hwa, Gimhongsok, Jeon Joonho, Kim Beom, Koo Jeong-A, Minouk Lim, Jooyeon Park, Haegue Yang, and Young-hae Chang Heavy Industries. These artists work in a range of media, including sculpture, drawing, video, installation and performance, and the World Wide Web. The book also includes artists' interviews and brief biographies.
This paper looks at Colombian artist Feliza Bursztyn's work in relation to women artists in the E... more This paper looks at Colombian artist Feliza Bursztyn's work in relation to women artists in the Europe, Japan, and the United States who, like Bursztyn, made feminist-inflected art in the 1960s and early 70s, shortly before the Women's Movement had fully emerged. They worked at a time when there was little in the way of an established theoretical basis to support them. .
Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal... more Contemporary artist Keith Edmier has long been exploring the impact of public history on personal memory in his work. The pop icons of his youth-- such as Evel Knievel-- were seminal figures in the developing artist's psyche. Perhaps the most important figure in the artist's pantheon of inspiration is Farrah Fawcett. The object of many teen boys' affections in the 1970s, Fawcett was a particularly resonant figure for Edmier as she herself was an artist, a fact that he discovered in an issue of the teen magazine "Dynamite." In August 2000, after Edmier extended a formal invitation to the actress to join him in making a work of art, Edmier and Fawcett began what would become a two-year collaboration which produced several sculptures (including two large-scale nude sculptures of each other) and numerous photographs and drawings. The results of this extraordinary project are chronicled in this volume. The essay by Lynn Zelevansky, curator of contemporary and modern...
In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began ex... more In the decades following World War II artists in Europe, North America and South America began experimenting with geometric forms. Rebelling equally against the mathematical purity of earlier geometric modernism and what many saw as the emotional excesses of abstract expressionism and Art Informel, these artists emphasised three-dimensionality, the repetition of modular elements, the conceptual underpinnings of art and the performative to engage the viewer in the creative process and achieve broader intellectual, sensual and emotive range in their work. Beyond Geometry, which accompanies an exhibition at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art, showcases over 200 works by 139 artists that chart the development of these experiments in form. It is noteworthy that artists on three continents began exploring these forms at the same time, often unaware of aesthetic developments elsewhere. Beyond Geometry brings together examples of European and Latin American concrete art, Argentine Arte M...
A Place in the Sun: The Los Angeles Art World and the New Global Context, 2000
It has often been said that, because of its ties to Hollywood, Los Angeles is a city of fantasy a... more It has often been said that, because of its ties to Hollywood, Los Angeles is a city of fantasy and imagination, experienced -- even by those who know it intimately -- through its illusory image in novels, films, and television. With that understanding as a filter, this essay looks at the state of contemporary art in LA c.2000.
A consideration of Polly Apfelbaum'd beautiful, joyous and generous work as seen through her 2019... more A consideration of Polly Apfelbaum'd beautiful, joyous and generous work as seen through her 2019 exhibition, "Polly Apfelbaum: Waiting for the UFOs."
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