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MARGARET KILGALLEN: THAT'S WHERE THE BEAUTY IS.
(KILGALLEN, MARGARET). Porter, Jenelle & Courtenay Finn. Foreword by Heidi Zuckerman. Aspen, CO: Aspen Art Press, 2019. First Edition. Small 4to. Printed Debossed Cloth. Artist Monograph. As New/No Jacket - As Issued. np, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "Margaret Kilgallen: that's where the beauty is." is published on the occasion of the 2019 posthumous retrospective held at the Aspen Museum of Art - the largest presentation of her work in more than a decade. Using Kilgallen's exhibition history as a chronological tool, "that's where the beauty is." examines her roots in histories of printmaking, American and non-Western folk history and folklore, and feminist strategies of representation; expanding the narrative around her work beyond her association with the Bay Area Mission School and the "Beautiful Losers" artists. Kilgallen's graphic, schematic style came from a deep engagement with the handmade in wildly divergent forms - from folk art to letterpress printing to freight train graffiti - among many other sources. "I like things that are handmade and I like to see people's hand in the world anywhere in the world," she said, embracing the idiosyncrasies and imperfections that come from hand craft. "I think that's where the beauty is." Kilgallen's work, in form and content, celebrates the handmade, making heroes and heroines of those who live and work in the margins and challenging traditional gender roles, hierarchies and mainstream culture. This publication offers a comprehensive look at Kilgallen's work, revisiting the ongoing legacy and idiosyncratic spirit of one of California's most innovative artists." A brand new, pristine example of this inspiring document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 0-934324-87-5 Inventory Number: 026817