Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison

By Ree Morton

Celebrations of sentiment, wit and thought: an overview on the beloved and influential American postminimalist Ree Morton

This volume accompanies the first major United States exhibition of artist Ree Morton (1936-77) in nearly four decades.

During a brief but incredibly prolific career, Morton produced installations, sculptures and drawings rich in emotion and philosophically complex, that celebrated tropes of love, friendship and motherhood, radically asserting sentiment as a legitimate subject of artmaking. Her inclusion of personal narrative--through literary, theoretical and autobiographical references--and use of bold color and theatrical imagery infused her objects with sly humor and decorative energy, generating a feminist legacy increasingly appreciated in retrospect.

Long celebrated by peers and younger generations, Morton's influence on contemporary art remains considerable yet widely under-recognized.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884541479
• ISBN13: 9780884541479
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 11.3"