Edited with text by Jenelle Porter. Foreword by Anne Ellegood. Text by Barbara T. Smith, Gloria Sutton, Catherine Taft, Pietro Rigolo.
A debut monograph that showcases Smith's bold experimentation, from her cutting-edge performance art to her earliest paintings, Xerox prints, drawings and sculpture
A pioneer of the performance art movement of the late 1960s, Southern California–based Barbara T. Smith (born 1931) has long produced work that explores the self, sexuality, gender roles and spiritual sustenance. While her performances have received critical attention, the objects Smith has made over nearly 60 years—many for, or as a result of, performances—are less known. These include her radical Xerox works, assemblages, sculptures, artist’s books, drawings, paintings, photographs and videos. Smith’s first ever comprehensive catalog is designed by Content Object (C/O). Featuring an illustrated chronology of Smith’s life and artwork compiled by curator Jenelle Porter, the catalog also includes essays by scholars Gloria Sutton, Catherine Taft and Pietro Rigolo, who elaborate upon Smith’s work as it relates to new technologies, ecofeminism and the archive, respectively.
"The Alien Ambassador," 1982, performance, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, is reproduced from 'Barbara T. Smith: Proof.'
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
The New York Times: Arts
Jori Finkel
It ranges from her photocopies and paintings of the 1960s to her body-based and soul-searching performances and installations from the ’70s, ’80s and beyond.
The New York Times: Arts
Jori Finkel
It ranges from her photocopies and paintings of the 1960s to her body-based and soul-searching performances and installations from the ’70s, ’80s and beyond.
Bookforum
Christina Catherine Martinez
[Curator Pietro Rigolo] gets right into analyses of various works with a specificity that bears in mind the thinness of the life/art membrane with great care, like a rare textile conservationist tending a web.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 8.25 x 10.5 in. / 176 pgs / 130 color / 80 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $49.95 LIST PRICE: CANADA $71.95 GBP £43.99 ISBN: 9781941366639 PUBLISHER: Gregory R. Miller & Co./Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles AVAILABLE: 4/9/2024 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by Gregory R. Miller & Co./Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Edited with text by Jenelle Porter. Foreword by Anne Ellegood. Text by Barbara T. Smith, Gloria Sutton, Catherine Taft, Pietro Rigolo.
A debut monograph that showcases Smith's bold experimentation, from her cutting-edge performance art to her earliest paintings, Xerox prints, drawings and sculpture
A pioneer of the performance art movement of the late 1960s, Southern California–based Barbara T. Smith (born 1931) has long produced work that explores the self, sexuality, gender roles and spiritual sustenance. While her performances have received critical attention, the objects Smith has made over nearly 60 years—many for, or as a result of, performances—are less known. These include her radical Xerox works, assemblages, sculptures, artist’s books, drawings, paintings, photographs and videos. Smith’s first ever comprehensive catalog is designed by Content Object (C/O). Featuring an illustrated chronology of Smith’s life and artwork compiled by curator Jenelle Porter, the catalog also includes essays by scholars Gloria Sutton, Catherine Taft and Pietro Rigolo, who elaborate upon Smith’s work as it relates to new technologies, ecofeminism and the archive, respectively.
