Edited by Lawrence Rinder. Text by Lawrence Rinder, Kevin Killian.
Published on the occasion of a groundbreaking museum exhibition curated by Lawrence Rinder with Matthew Higgs, Create showcases work made at the three foremost centers for artists with developmental disabilities: Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, Creativity Explored in San Francisco and the National Institute of Art and Disabilities in Richmond. These centers were founded between 1972 and 1982 by Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz, who today are recognized as pioneers of the art and disabilities movement. The husband-and-wife team created studios where disabled artists were integrated into the larger art community of the Bay Area, both influencing and being influenced by other artists. This richly illustrated catalogue offers an overview of the work being made at the centers, including works on paper, paintings and sculpture. Artists include: Mary Belknap, Jeremy Burleson, Attilio Crescenti, Daniel Green, Willie Harris, Carl Hendrickson, James Miles, Marlon Mullen, Bertha Otoya, Lance Rivers, Judith Scott and William Tyler.
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"Is the achievement of these artists because of, or despite, their disabilities? The Romantics of the nineteenth century would have believed the former while the progressivist view of today would favor the latter opinion. However, I believe this unanswerable question needs to be set aside. The simple fact that so many people have made so much extraordinary art together is more than enough to warrant an exploration and celebration of their work. As in other instances in which small communities became powerhouses of creativity, Creative Growth Art Center, Creativity Explored, and NIAD Art Center have fostered an atmosphere in which competition takes a back seat to inspiration, in which convention is triumphed by invention, and in which art is seen as essential to life."
FORMAT: Pbk, 8.5 x 10 in. / 179 pgs / 104 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $27.50 LIST PRICE: CANADA $38.5 GBP £24.50 ISBN: 9780971939790 PUBLISHER: University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive AVAILABLE: 6/30/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: WORLD
Published by University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Edited by Lawrence Rinder. Text by Lawrence Rinder, Kevin Killian.
Published on the occasion of a groundbreaking museum exhibition curated by Lawrence Rinder with Matthew Higgs, Create showcases work made at the three foremost centers for artists with developmental disabilities: Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, Creativity Explored in San Francisco and the National Institute of Art and Disabilities in Richmond. These centers were founded between 1972 and 1982 by Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz, who today are recognized as pioneers of the art and disabilities movement. The husband-and-wife team created studios where disabled artists were integrated into the larger art community of the Bay Area, both influencing and being influenced by other artists. This richly illustrated catalogue offers an overview of the work being made at the centers, including works on paper, paintings and sculpture. Artists include: Mary Belknap, Jeremy Burleson, Attilio Crescenti, Daniel Green, Willie Harris, Carl Hendrickson, James Miles, Marlon Mullen, Bertha Otoya, Lance Rivers, Judith Scott and William Tyler.
