Research Catalog

Title

Mary Heilmann : looking at pictures / Whitechapel Gallery

Author

Heilmann, Mary, 1940-

Publication

London : Whitechapel Gallery, 2016.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Blazwick, Iwona
• Yee, Lydia
• Fer, Briony
• Whitechapel Art Gallery, host institution.

Description

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portrait; 28 cm

Summary

Born in California in 1940, Heilmann studied ceramics and poetry before moving to New York in 1968 and taking up painting. A pioneer of infusing abstract painting with influences from craft traditions and popular culture (especially rock music and California's beach culture), Heilmann is one of the most important yet still under-recognised artists working today. This publication explores Heilmann's approach to abstraction from two distinct but interrelated perspectives: the formal and the personal. As well as a new essay by Briony Fer and writings by the artist on key works, the publication will feature over 100 beautiful full-colour illustrations of paintings, works on paper, furniture and ceramics from Heilmann's five-decade career. 00Exhibition: Whitechapel Gallery London, England (06.08-08.21.2016).

Alternative Title

Looking at pictures

Subjects

• Heilmann, Mary, 1940-
• Abstrakte Malerei
• United States
• Heilmann, Mary, 1940- > Exhibitions
• Exhibition catalogs
• Malerei

Genre/Form

Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• "Published on the occasion of the exhibition, Mary Heilmann: Looking at Pictures, Whitechapel Gallery, London, 8 June - 21 August 2016"--Page 175.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-167) and index.

Contents

Introduction / Iwona Blazwick -- Looking at pictures / Lydia Yee -- Paintings -- Mary Heilmann : painting, her way / Briony Fer -- Ceramics -- Works on paper -- Sketchbook pages -- Every piece has a backstory / Mary Heilmann -- Her life -- List of works -- Index of illustrations -- Biography -- Bibliography -- Author biographies -- Image credits -- Acknowledgements.

Call Number

JQF 16-1243

ISBN

• 9780854882472
• 0854882472

OCLC

952067652

Author

Heilmann, Mary, 1940- artist.

Title

Mary Heilmann : looking at pictures / Whitechapel Gallery

Publisher

London : Whitechapel Gallery, 2016.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-167) and index.

Added Author

Blazwick, Iwona, writer of introduction.

Yee, Lydia, writer of added commentary.

Fer, Briony, writer of added commentary.

Whitechapel Art Gallery, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 16-1243