Marisol
Subtitle: sculptures and works on paper
By: Marina Pacini ; essays by Bill Anthes, Dore Ashton, Deborah Cullen, and Douglas Dreishpoon
Contributors: Marisol, 1930-; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780300203790
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: "The Paris-born, Venezuelan artist Marisol (b. 1930) burst onto the 1960s New York art scene with large figural sculptures in a wild amalgam of mixed media. Often satirical, Marisol's art is inspired by sources as diverse as Pre-Columbian art, folk art, Cubism, and Surrealism. For the past several decades, however, Marisol has shunned the spotlight and her artwork has been overlooked as a result. Accompanying the first retrospective of Marisol's work in more than a decade, this long-awaited and beautifully illustrated volume offers a much-needed corrective, reestablishing her role as a major figure in postwar American art. Essays by leading scholars of Latin American and 20th-century art explore all facets of her work including her influences, the theme of family, American politics and pop culture, Native American rights and poverty, her role as a female artist, and her relationship to Latin America and Latin American art"--
Notes: "Published on the occasion of the exhibition Marisol: scultures and works on paper by Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, June 14-September 7, 2014"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Marisol : A Biographical Sketch / Marina Pacini; title: Marisol's Families / Marina Pacini; title: Reframing Marisol : Latin American Contexts / Deborah Cullen; title: The Voice behind the Silence / Douglas Dreishpoon; title: Marisol's Indians / Bill Anthes; title: Musings about Marisol / Dore Ashton.