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HELTER SKELTER: L.A. ART IN THE 1990S
Schimmel, Paul, Norman M. Klein & Lane Relyea. Los Angeles: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles & Thames and Hudson, Inc., 1992. First Edition. 4to. Printed Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine.. 181pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Designed by Mr. Keedy. Fifteen years on, Paul Schimmel's sprawling early nineties survey of the creme de la creme of younger to mid-career Los Angeles artists pushing the edge seems almost prescient in its choices for benediction. In its clever catalogue, the work of Chris Burden, Meg Cranston, Victor Estrada, Llyn Foulkes, Richard Jackson, Mike Kelley, Liz Larner, Paul McCarthy, Manuel Ocampo, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Charles Ray, Nancy Rubins, Jim Shaw, Megan Williams, and Robert Williams is juxtaposed with literary contributions by Charles Bukowski, Michelle T. Clinton, Dennis Cooper, Harry Gamboa, Jr., Amy Gerstler, Jim Krusoe, Bia Lowe, Rita Valencia, Helena Maria Viramontes, and Benjamin Weissman. An internally bright, most handsome example of this always in-demand document showing just a bit of rubbing to the covers along the spine. 0-914357-27-1 Inventory Number: 025830