Marisol: Sculptures and Works on Paper

By Marina Pacini

A highly-anticipated volume that elucidates Marisol's artistic evolution and reestablishes her as a major figure in postwar American art

The Paris-born, Venezuelan artist Marisol (b. 1930) burst onto the 1960s New York art scene with large figural sculptures in a wild amalgam of mixed media. Often satirical, Marisol's art is inspired by sources as diverse as Pre-Columbian art, folk art, Cubism, and Surrealism. For the past several decades, however, Marisol has shunned the spotlight and her artwork has been overlooked as a result.

Accompanying the first retrospective of Marisol's work in more than a decade, this long-awaited and beautifully illustrated volume offers a much-needed corrective, reestablishing her role as a major figure in postwar American art. Essays by leading scholars of Latin American and 20th-century art explore all facets of her work including her influences, the theme of family, American politics and pop culture, Native American rights and poverty, her role as a female artist, and her relationship to Latin America and Latin American art.

Published in association with the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
(06/14/14-09/07/14)

El Museo del Barrio
(10/09/14-01/10/15)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300203799
• ISBN13: 9780300203790
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.7"