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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)
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