Magdalena Suarez Frimkess : the finest disregard / edited by José Luis Blondet ; texts by José Luis Blondet, Luz Carabaño, Carribean Fragoza, Karin Gulbran, Jenni Sorkin, Ricky Swallow, and Jonas Wood and Shio Kusaka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blondet, José Luis, editor, contributor.

Carabaño, Luz, contributor.

Fragoza, Carribean, contributor.

Gulbran, Karin, 1967- contributor.

Sorkin, Jenni, contributor.

Swallow, Ricky, 1974- contributor.

Wood, Jonas, 1977- contributor.

Kusaka, Shio, 1972- contributor.

Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez, artist.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez--Exhibitions.

Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez.

Ceramic sculpture--20th century--Exhibitions.

Ceramic sculpture.

Ceramic sculpture--21st century--Exhibitions.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

127 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Finest disregard

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; New York, NY : DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2024.

Summary:

"This book presents the work of Venezuelan artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (born 1929) and features a selection of her works from the ’70s to the present, including utilitarian objects, decorative figures and tiles. Her pieces are imbued with an equal sense of humor and dread. Their fragility and precarity increase the expressive power of these funny, outrageous, grotesque objects, which often seem as though they might collapse before our eyes at any moment. In her studio, one is likely to encounter figurines inspired by Japanese horses or vintage American cartoons; vases ornamented with patterns from the ancient Americas; and tiles, plates and cups decorated with flowers or scenes from her life in Venice. A trio of characters recur throughout her oeuvre: a distressed Olive Oyl, an oblivious Minnie Mouse and the savvy Condorito—a Chilean cartoon from the ’50s that is still very popular in Latin America. Frimkess affirms the wisdom of these cartoons; in her eyes, they are philosophers." --Publisher's description.

Notes:

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard (August 18, 2024-March 11, 2025), organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1636810640

9781636810645

OCLC:

1437721645