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Nancy Spero

By Bird, Jon|Isaak, Jo Anna|Lotringer, Sylvere
Nancy Spero

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Authors: Bird, Jon|Isaak, Jo Anna|Lotringer, Sylvere
Copyright: 1996
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780714833408
ISBN10: 0714833401
Page Count: 160
Dimensions: 9.85x0.71x11.45
Publisher: Phaidon Press

Strand Notes

(Contemporary Artists Series). American artist Nancy Spero concentrates on the depiction of women: mythological women, movie women, tortured women. Inspired by classical and modern sources, Spero collages and imprints her contemporary goddesses onto long papyrus-like friezes that scroll around museum walls. Her subject matter, which has ranged from the writings of Artaud to the Vietnam War, mirrors her life; after working in Paris in the cultural ferment of the 1950s-60s, she moved to New York, founded the gallery A.I.R., and helped to form the Art Workers' Coalition. Includes selections of Spero's wrtings. Chronology, biblio. Illus. 160p.

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This text examines three decades of work by the artist, Nancy Spero. Her subject matter, the depiction of women, has ranged from the writings of Artaud to the Vietnam war. She collages and imprints her images of contemporary goddesses onto long papyrus-like friezes that scroll around walls, combining totemic figures with mythological and historical chronicles. This book also includes Spero's own writings many of which are published for the first time.
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