Lari Pittman
By: Howard Fox, with contributions by Dave Hickey and Paul Schimmel.
Contributors: Fox, Howard N.; Hickey, Dave, 1940-; Schimmel, Paul.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art.; Contemporary Arts Museum.; Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Pittman, Lari, 1952- -- Exhibitions
Description: Lari Pittman's meticulously rendered paintings employ a complex mix of symbols and images to create dense and compelling narratives on love, violence, and desire. Drawing upon design, folk art, and decorative traditions, Pittman's brightly colored paintings incorporate and rework a range of styles and genres--Victorian silhouettes, social realist murals, and Mexican retablos--to conjure a hallucinatory effect unique in contemporary painting. Pittman has earned numerous accolades in the art world and has been included in the Venice Biennale, Documenta X, and four Whitney Biennials.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83).
Exhibitions: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 23-Sept. 8, 1996; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Nov. 1-Jan. 5, 1997; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Feb. 8-Apr. 7, 1997.