Alexis Smith : the American way / Anthony Graham, curator ; contributions by Cécile Whiting, Ariel Evans, and Elliott Hundley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Graham, Anthony, curator.

Whiting, Cécile, 1958-

Evans, Ariel (Ariel Cecilia)

Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, organizer, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smith, Alexis, 1949-2024--Exhibitions.

Smith, Alexis.

Smith, Alexis, 1949-2024.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

228 pages : illustrations (color) ; 27 x 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"The first retrospective of the California artist in over twenty-five years. Situated alongside movements of Conceptual and Pop art and shaped by the Feminist movements of the 1970s, Smith's extensive work in collage provokes critical thought about the reality of contemporary American culture. Just as the artist herself is famously known to have taken on the moniker of actress Alexis Smith, The American Way presents stories of self-realization and self-transformation, systems central to the creation of the American ideal, and highlights the themes that have persisted throughout the artist's body of work, including her interests in gender, identity, and class"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The American way / Anthony Graham

On the road with Alexis Smith / Cécile Whiting

Beach sets and book ends / Ariel Evans

Roll credits / Elliott Hundley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Container of: Hundley, Elliott, 1975- Roll credits.

ISBN:

9781785514296

1785514296

OCLC:

1334947708