Outliers and American vanguard art : [exhibition, Washington, National gallery of art, january 28 - may 13, 2018 ; Atlanta, High museum of art, june 24 - september 30, 2018 ; Los Angeles, Los Angeles county museum of art, november 18, 2018 - march 18, 2019]
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Cooke Lynne ; Crimp Douglas (1944-2019) ; English Darby (1974-....) ; Hudson Suzanne Perling (1977-....) ; Lax Thomas J. ; Marshall Jennifer Jane ; Meyer Richard ; Sorkin Jenni ; National gallery of art ; High museum of art ; Contemporary art council ;
- Editeurs : Washington Chicago, IL London National gallery of art The University of Chicago press ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2018
- ISBN : 978-0-226-52227-2, 0-226-52227-X, 978-0-89468-410-4, 0-89468-410-8
- Sujets : Art brut -- Catalogues d'exposition -- États-Unis, Art naïf, Modernisme (art), Artistes américains, Art, National gallery of art -- Catalogues d'expositionHigh museum of artContemporary art council
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV, 396 p.), : Ill. en coul., jaquette ill. en coul., 32 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis, Royaume-Uni
Notes
Notes bibliogr. Biogr. des artistes. Index
Résumé
Présentation de l'éditeur : 'Some 250 works explore three distinct periods in American history when mainstream and outlier artists intersected, ushering in new paradigms based on inclusion, integration, and assimilation. The exhibition aligns work by such diverse artists as Charles Sheeler, Christina Ramberg, and Matt Mullican with both historic folk art and works by self-taught artists ranging from Horace Pippin to Janet Sobel and Joseph Yoakum. It also examines a recent influx of radically expressive work made on the margins that redefined the boundaries of the mainstream art world, while challenging the very categories of 'outsider' and 'self-taught.' Historicizing the shifting identity and role of this distinctly American version of modernism's 'other,' the exhibition probes assumptions about creativity, artistic practice, and the role of the artist in contemporary culture. The exhibition is curated by Lynne Cooke, senior curator, special projects in modern art, National gallery of art'