{"product_id":"with-pleasure-pattern-and-decoration-in-american-art-1972-1985","title":"With Pleasure: Pattern And Decoration In American Art 1972–1985","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e21.59 x 3.18 x 27.94 cm | 328 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYale University Press | 2019 | 9780300239942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA timely and expansive survey of a groundbreaking American art movement that overturned aesthetic hierarchies in a riot of color and ornamentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pattern and Decoration movement emerged in the 1970s as an embrace of long-dismissed art forms associated with the decorative. Pioneering artists such as Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015), Joyce Kozloff (b. 1942), Robert Kushner (b. 1949), and others appropriated patterns, frequently from non-Western decorative arts, to produce intricate, often dizzying or gaudy designs in media ranging from painting, sculpture, and collage to ceramics, installation art, and performance. This dazzling book showcases an astonishing array of works by more than 40 artists from across the United States, examining the movement’s defiant adoption of art forms traditionally viewed as feminine, craft-based, or otherwise inferior to fine art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn addition to offering an overview of the Pattern and Decoration movement as it is commonly recognized, this volume considers artists of the period who are not typically associated with the movement. Rethinking the significance of patterns and the decorative in postwar American art, this panoramic view provides new insights into abstraction, feminism, and installation art. Essays explore the movement’s feminist methods and values, including Miriam Schapiro’s “femmage” practice; its impact on contemporary abstract painting; and its relationship to postmodern architecture and design. Artist biographies, an exhibition history, and reprints of historically significant writings further establish \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWith Pleasure\u003c\/span\u003e as the most expansive publication on the subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured Artists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eNeda Alhilali\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eEmma Amos\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eRalph Bacerra\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eTony Bechara\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eLynda Benglis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBilly Al Bengston\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eCynthia Carlson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eLia Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eBrad Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eMerion Estes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eSam Gilliam\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eTina Girouard\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eNancy Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eMary Grigoriadis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eDiane Itter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eValerie Jaudon\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eJane Kafman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eJoyce Kozloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eRobert Kushner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003ePat Lasch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eAl Loving\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKim Macconnel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eConstance Mallinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eSusan Michod\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eRee Morton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eJudy Pfaff\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eHowardena Pindell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFaith Ringgold\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eTony Robbin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eSandra Sallin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eLucas Samaras\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eMiriam Schapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eDee Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eKendall Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eAlan Shields\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eArlene Slavin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eSylvia Sleigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"SV\" style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: SV;\"\u003eNed Smyth\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFrank Stella\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eFranklin Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eWilliam T. 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