Book of the day > Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada
Book of the day > Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada. By Franklin Sirmans & Yael Lipschutz with contributions by Kristine McKenna, Dale Davis, Allison Glenn, Judson Powell, Ed Ruscha, Lowery Stokes Sims, Sue Welsh, C. Ian White, and photography by Fredrick Nilsen. LACMA, Prestel, Delmonico Books.
"The wide-ranging and socially conscious works of renowned California artist Noah Purifoy are explored in this illustrated monograph. Noah Purifoy made art in order to enact social change. Created mostly from found objects, his neo-Dadaist sculpture both embodies and reflects the environment in which it was created—whether the burnt ruins of the 1966 Watts Riots or the unforgiving climate of the Mojave Desert. This book follows Purifoy’s remarkable life and career, during which he transitioned from high-end furniture designer to assemblage artist, social worker, arts administrator, and finally creator of a desert art museum. Illustrated throughout with works from every stage of Purifoy’s career, this volume also includes essays by acclaimed curators, critics, journalists, and fellow artists—all champions of this profoundly thoughtful sculptor whose work has been under-recognized for far too long."