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BARRY McGEE
(McGEE, BARRY). McGee, Barry, Raphaela Platow & Joseph D. Ketner II. Waltham, MA: The Rose Art Museum of Brandeis University, 2004. First Edition. 8vo. Illustrated Boards. Artist Monograph. Fine/No Jacket - As Issued. np (90pp), profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Josh Lazcano. "In 2004, San Francisco street artist Barry McGee created a large-scale installation for The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. This artist's book is the only record of the project, which was dismantled at the end of the exhibition. A formally trained artist, McGee's graffiti markings first appeared under the tag name "Twist" in San Francisco in the 1980s. Interwoven with his large-scale graphics and comic strip works are found materials such as empty bottles, discarded syringes, old sheet metal and other fragments from the street, remade into sculptural installations. The artist's sad-eyed characters, painted as figures on the walls or as miniature versions on his found objects, voice the burden of deep existential uncertainty in a culture organized around economic and ethnic inequality". A most handsome example of this engaging hardbound exhibition document that includes a transcribed discussion with the artist. 0-9620545-8-5 Inventory Number: 021859