Mary Heilmann
Subtitle: good vibrations
By: edited by Bonnefantenmuseum ; translations: Jeanne Haunschild, Laura Watkinson
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cologne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9783863352462
Subjects: Exhibitions
Description: "Mary Heilmann (1940 San Francisco) is a typical example of a leading American artist who is not a household name outside the art world. The pioneering painter, famous mainly in artistic circles, has been injecting abstraction with elements from popular culture and craft traditions since the seventies. Heilmann's straightforward, seemingly nonchalant approach to painting belies an astute and witty dialogue with all sorts of art historical preconceptions; an attitude that now serves as a shining example for artists all over the world - both young and old. The huge critical interest in catalogues of Heilmann's work and the corresponding queues of people waiting to hear her public lectures speak volumes."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: In conjunction with the exhibition "Mary Heilmann Good Vibrations" on the occasion of the B.A.C.A. 2012 Europe Award. Exhibitions held at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, September 30, 2012 - January 27, 2013; Neues Museum, Staatliches Museum für Kunst und Design, Nürnberg, March 21 - June 23, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.