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West of center [electronic resource] : art and the counterculture experiment in America, 1965-1977 / Elissa Auther and Adam Lerner, editors ; foreword by Lucy R. Lippard.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and society--West (U.S.)--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art and society.
- Counterculture--West (U.S.)--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Counterculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (427 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Denver, Colo.] : Published in cooperation with the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver ; Minneapolis [Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- West of Center elaborates the historical and artistic significance of the counterculture projects of the 1960s and ‘70s within the broader narrative of postwar American art. The contributors illuminate how, in the western United States, the counterculture’s unique integration of art practices, political action, and collaborative life activities serves as a linchpin connecting postwar and contemporary artistic endeavors.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Communal encounters
- pt. 2. Handmade worlds
- pt. 3. Cultural politics
- pt. 4. Altered consciousness.
- Notes:
- Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Nov. 10, 2011-Feb. 19, 2012 and at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Sept. 29, 2012-Jan. 6, 2013.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-4529-4744-9
- 0-8166-7863-4
- OCLC:
- 801363493
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