Ordinary people : photorealism and the work of art since 1968 /
"This volume, Ordinary People, recovers the social art history of the long-dismissed genre of photorealism and demonstrates the continued relevance of photorealist strategies for artists working today. Spanning the 1960s to the present, this large-scale reexamination of the postwar art movement...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles : New York :
The Museum of Contemporary Art ; DelMonico Books-D.A.P.,
2024.
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| Summary: | "This volume, Ordinary People, recovers the social art history of the long-dismissed genre of photorealism and demonstrates the continued relevance of photorealist strategies for artists working today. Spanning the 1960s to the present, this large-scale reexamination of the postwar art movement features the work of more than 40 artists, including paintings, drawings, sculptures and murals. It recasts the work of canonical and underrecognized photorealists of the 1960s and '70s in new frameworks and identifies younger artists who have deployed photorealism as a vehicle for social/political critique. Unlike the typical photorealism survey, Ordinary People includes a diverse, multigenerational group of artists, with a focused look at the major contributions of women and BIPOC artists to the genre. It explores the representational politics of photorealist painting in the context of the recent rise of figurative portraiture and covers the myriad ways that artists, through this seemingly nonconfrontational aesthetic, have enticed viewers to confront painful historical events and social experiences."-- |
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| Item Description: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Ordinary People--Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968" organzied by Anna Katz, curator, with Paula Kroll, curatorial assistant, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and held November 24, 2024-May 4, 2025. |
| Physical Description: | 255 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781636811000 1636811000 |