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Curated by J.W. Mahoney
Washington Project for the Arts, 2010 (Out of Print)
Paperback, 8 × 9.5 in.
99 pages
$60.00
Description:
Cataylst: 35 Years of Washington Project of the Arts was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name presented from November 9 – December 19, 2010 at American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. It includes an extensive timeline of WPA’s first 35 years of supporting trailblazing art in the District and features spotlights on several key exhibitions and projects. Milestones represented here include the landmark exhibitions “Punk Art“ (1978) and “Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment” (1989); groundbreaking shows focused on Black art such as “Art in Washington and Its Afro-American Presence,” 1940–1970* (1985) and “The Blues Aesthetic: Black Culture and Modernism” (1989); and “Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America” (1992); alongside ambitious experimental and wide-ranging art projects like “The Biggest Boots in the World” by Bob Wade (1979), “Bookworks” (1981-1995), “The Ritz Project” (1983), and Frank Warren’s “PostSecret” (2006). Since 1975, WPA has presented more than 550 exhibitions, 2,300 events and performances, and 60 public art projects. The organization quickly established itself as a key player among the wave of alternative art spaces that emerged in the US in the late 1960s and ’70s and has remained a pivotal force in the region’s contemporary art scene ever since.
Curated by J.W. Mahoney
Washington Project for the Arts, 2010 (Out of Print)
Paperback, 8 × 9.5 in.
99 pages
$60.00
Description:
Cataylst: 35 Years of Washington Project of the Arts was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name presented from November 9 – December 19, 2010 at American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. It includes an extensive timeline of WPA’s first 35 years of supporting trailblazing art in the District and features spotlights on several key exhibitions and projects. Milestones represented here include the landmark exhibitions “Punk Art“ (1978) and “Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment” (1989); groundbreaking shows focused on Black art such as “Art in Washington and Its Afro-American Presence,” 1940–1970* (1985) and “The Blues Aesthetic: Black Culture and Modernism” (1989); and “Mixed Blessings: New Art in a Multicultural America” (1992); alongside ambitious experimental and wide-ranging art projects like “The Biggest Boots in the World” by Bob Wade (1979), “Bookworks” (1981-1995), “The Ritz Project” (1983), and Frank Warren’s “PostSecret” (2006). Since 1975, WPA has presented more than 550 exhibitions, 2,300 events and performances, and 60 public art projects. The organization quickly established itself as a key player among the wave of alternative art spaces that emerged in the US in the late 1960s and ’70s and has remained a pivotal force in the region’s contemporary art scene ever since.