Format:
183 Seiten
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29 cm
ISBN:
9780300271980
Content:
"Chryssa & New York offers a timely reassessment of Greek-born artist Chryssa (Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali, 1933–2013). Chryssa was a leading figure in the postwar New York art world and in the use of signage, text, and neon, yet her work, which bridges Pop, Conceptual, and Minimalist approaches to art making, remains under-recognized. Focusing on the artist’s early career, in particular her time in New York from the 1950s to the 1970s, this book charts the emergence of her singular aesthetic, especially her formal innovations with neon, and culminates in the development of her monumental and rarely seen installation The Gates to Times Square (1964–66). Essays situate Chryssa’s art alongside that of other New York-based practitioners in the 1950s and 1960s, consider her work through the lenses of queer theory and the Greek diaspora, and uncover her crucial influence on light art today. Rounding out the volume, a conversation on the technical aspects of her practice and a comprehensive chronology make this the definitive publication on Chryssa for years to come."--Distributor's website
Content:
"The first major publication about Chryssa in more than thirty years, this volume reintroduces the Greek-born artist to a new generation of scholars and art lovers alike. Focusing on her early career, in particular her time in New York in the late 1950s, the book charts the emergence of her singular aesthetic, especially her formal innovations with neon, and culminates in the development of her monumental and rarely seen installation The Gates to Times Square (1966). Curator Michelle White sets the stage in a formal reading of Chryssa's art, contextualizing it through the work of other New York-based practitioners in the 1950s and '60s, with particular attention to the influence of the group of artists living and working in New York's Coenties Slip neighborhood during that era. Jonathan D. Katz, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, considers Chryssa's work with-and strategic destruction of-letters, analyzing her practice through the lenses of Structuralism and queer theory. Independent scholar Kalliopi Minioudaki contextualizes the artist's work within that of the Greek diaspora and its centuries-long visual languages and traditions. Albright-Knox assistant curator Tina Rivers Ryan uses The Gates and other light works by Chryssa as case studies to uncover her crucial influence on the legacy of light art today. Artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden and author Lisa Cohen, respectively, respond experimentally to the problems of biography and the archive and think through Chryssa's queerness in relation to her work. A conversation between Matt Dilling, fabricator at Lite Brite Neon, and Joy Bloser, Menil conservator, sheds light on the technical aspects of the artist's practice. A comprehensive chronology by curator Megan Holly Witko makes this the definitive publication on Chryssa for years to come"--
Note:
Titelblattrückseite: This book was published in conjunction with "Chryssa & New York" at Dia Chelsea, New York, March 2-July 23, 2023; the Menil Collection, Houston, September 29, 2023-March 10, 2024; and Wrightwood 659, Chicago, May 1-August 15, 2024
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Includes bibliographical references
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Chryssa 1933-2013
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