With Pleasure - Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972-1985 (Hardcover)

A timely and expansive survey of a groundbreaking American art movement that overturned aesthetic hierarchies in a riot of color and ornamentation The Pattern and Decoration movement emerged in the 1970s as an embrace of long-dismissed art forms associated with the decorative. Pioneering artists such as Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015), Joyce Kozloff (b. 1942), Robert Kushner (b. 1949), and others appropriated patterns, frequently from non-Western decorative arts, to produce intricate, often dizzying or gaudy designs in media ranging from painting, sculpture, and collage to ceramics, installation art, and performance. This dazzling book showcases an astonishing array of works by more than 40 artists from across the United States, examining the movement's defiant adoption of art forms traditionally viewed as feminine, craft-based, or otherwise inferior to fine art. In addition to offering an overview of the Pattern and Decoration movement as it is commonly recognized, this volume considers artists of the period who are not typically associated with the movement. Rethinking the significance of patterns and the decorative in postwar American art, this panoramic view provides new insights into abstraction, feminism, and installation art. Essays explore the movement's feminist methods and values, including Miriam Schapiro's "femmage" practice; its impact on contemporary abstract painting; and its relationship to postmodern architecture and design. Artist biographies, an exhibition history, and reprints of historically significant writings further establish With Pleasure as the most expansive publication on the subject. Published in association with The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Exhibition Schedule: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (October 27, 2019-May 11, 2020) Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College (June 26-November 28, 2021)

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2019
Editors:	Anna Katz
Contributors:	Elissa Auther • Alex Kitnick • Rebecca Skafsgaard Lowery • Kayleigh Perkov • Sarah-Neel Smith • Hamza Walker
Dimensions:	279 x 222 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-23994-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General
LSN:	0-300-23994-7
Barcode:	9780300239942

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