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Alexis Smith

By (Artist) Alexis Smith, Richard Armstrong
Alexis Smith

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Authors: (Artist) Alexis Smith, Richard Armstrong
Copyright: 1991
Format: Hardcover
GTIN13: 9780847814466
ISBN10: 0847814467
Publisher: Rizzoli

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The spirit of Dada and Pop and the art of assemblagists such as Joseph Cornell is alive and well in the works of Alexis Smith. Combining images, objects, and texts rescued from the detritus of popular culture - Hollywoodpulp novels of the '40s & '50s, postcards, road maps, movie stills, and advertising art - into witty, often sardonic statements, Ms. Smith's inexhaustible dream factory is a full-scale reconnaissance of the Americanicon under subversive scrutiny. With an interview with the artist; also, an essay by Los Angeles-based poet Amy Gerstler. List of illus., bibliography. 227 illus.,191 in color. 243p.

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The spirit of Dada and Pop and the art of assemblagists such as Joseph Cornell is alive and well in the works of Alexis Smith. Combining images, objects, and texts rescued from the detritus of popular culture - Hollywoodpulp novels of the '40s & '50s, postcards, road maps, movie stills, and advertising art - into witty, often sardonic statements, Ms. Smith's inexhaustible dream factory is a full-scale reconnaissance of the Americanicon under subversive scrutiny. With an interview with the artist; also, an essay by Los Angeles-based poet Amy Gerstler. List of illus., bibliography. 227 illus.,191 in color. 243p.
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