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Semina Culture
Michael Duncan
Kristine McKenna
Wallace Berman
其他書名
Wallace Berman & His Circle
出版
D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
, 2005
主題
Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
Art / Individual Artists / General
Philosophy / Aesthetics
Photography / Photoessays & Documentaries
ISBN
1933045108
9781933045108
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=JaJPAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
The quintessential visual artist of the Beat era, Wallace Berman (1926-1976) remains one of the best kept secrets of the late twentieth century. A crucial figure in California's postwar underground, Berman was a catalyst who traveled through many different worlds, transferring ideas and dreams from one circle to the next. His larger community is the subject of
Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle,
a catalogue to the exhibition organized by the Santa Monica Muesum of Art including previously unexhibited works by 52 artists. Anchoring this publication is
Semina,
a loose-leaf art and poetry journal that Berman published in nine issues between 1955 and 1964. Although privately made and distributed to a mere handful of friends and sympathizers,
Semina
is a brilliant compendium of the most interesting artists and poets of its time. Showcasing the individuals who came to define a still potent strand of post-war beat counterculture,
Semina Culture
subtly outlines the energies, values, and foibles of this fascinating circle. Also reprduced here are works by various artists and writers who appear in Berman's own photographs--approximately 100 of which were recently developed from vintage negatives, and will be seen here for the first tim