Whitney Museum of American Art | ISBN:0300182651 | File Type: PDF, 320 pages | File size: 60.Mb | Dec. 21st, 2012
General Art Collections: A Retrospective Jay DeFeo 192901989 was part of a vibrant community of avant garde artists poets and musicians in San Francisco during the 1950s and 1960s Her circle included Wallace Berman Joan Brown Bruce Conner Edward Kienholz Wally Hedrick and Michael McClure Although best known for her monumental painting The Rose 1958 66 DeFeo worked in a wide range of media and produced an astoundingly diverse and compelling body of work over four decades DeFeo s unconventional approach to materials and her intensive physical method make her a unique figure in postwar American art In the first comprehensive monograph on DeFeo Dana Miller looks at the breath of the artist s work her cross disciplinary practice broad range of interests and influences as well as pivotal moments in her career In addition Miller dispels misconceptions and assumptions about the artist and also offers new insight into her under recognized works from the 1970s and 1980s Greil Marcus explores the significance of titles in DeFeo s work Michael Duncan considers her approach to her career and the marketplace Corey Keller looks at DeFeo s photographic oeuvre and Carol Mancusi Ungaro examines her materials and processes The book features new photography archival images and a number of previously unpublished works Also included are a biographical chronology an extensive bibliography and an exhibition history
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