Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955-1975
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This fascinating exploration of Venezuelan Informalism charts the movement's history from its beginnings in the mid-1950s to its last manifestations in the 1970s. Essays by an esteemed group of scholars discuss the variety, richness, and complexity of Informalism and examine the ways in which Venezuelan artists embraced many of the abstract, gestural tendencies contemporaneously developed in Abstract Expressionism, Tachism, and Art Informel. Providing a thorough and comprehensive overview of this artistically fertile, yet underappreciated, movement, this volume highlights the diverse approaches and the wide range of media employed by Informalism's key practitioners, including Elsa Gramcko, Alberto Brandt, Francisco Hung, Daniel Gonz?lez, and the collective El Techo de la Ballena. Also featured are stunning works by internationally acclaimed figures who experimented with Informalism, such as Alejandro Otero, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and Jes?s Rafael Soto. Distributed for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Exhibition Schedule:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
(10/28/18-01/21/19)
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300236891
ISBN13:9780300236897
Release Date:December 2018
Publisher:Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
Length:272 Pages
Weight:3.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 9.7" x 11.7"
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