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MAGDALENA SUAREZ FRIMKESS
(FRIMKESS, MAGDALENA SUAREZ). Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez. Introduction by Ricky Swallow. Los Angeles, CA: South Willard, 2019. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Ceramics Monograph. As New.. 80pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. "This is the first book on the Venezuelan-born, Venice, California-based artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess. Born in 1929, the ceramicist has over the past bdecade finally received the recognition she deserves, with her work finding its way into the collections of LACMA and The Hammer Museum. Her unique approach to ceramics - incorporating cartoon characters such as Felix the Cat, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Goofy, and Betty Boop as well as more traditional motifs such as landscapes, birds, and flowers - has charmed a younger generation of artists such as Jonas Wood, Shio Kusaka, Mark Grotjahn, Lesley Vance, and Ricky Swallow - who contributes an essay here. This lovely catalogue offers a broad range of the colorful autobiographical pieces Magdalena Suarez Frimkess has produced over her long and varied career." A brand new, most handsome example of this now uncommon document still in the publisher's shrinkwrap. 978-1942884514 Inventory Number: E000MSF
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GRAPEVINE ~ MAGDALENA SUAREZ FRIMKESS, MICHAEL FRIMKESS, JOHN MASON, RON NAGLE, PETER SHIRE - SIGNED BY THE ARTISTS AND CURATOR
Swallow, Ricky. Alexis Kerin & Stuart Krimko, Editors. New York & Los Angeles: Rainoff & David Kordansky Gallery, 2013. First Edition 1/500. 4to. Printed Self-Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. As New.. 88pp, profusely illustrated in color. Designed by Sinisa Mackovic and Robert Milne. With a fully illustrated exhibition checklist. "Grapevine~" documents an exhibition curated by artist Ricky Swallow at David Kordansky Gallery during the summer of 2013. It focuses on the work of five California-based artists who redefined the use of clay in contemporary art, and includes images of works created over a period of more than fifty years. Ceramic sculptures by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, and Peter Shire exemplify the ways in which the medium underwent dramatic changes after World War II. Also included are select works by other artists influential in this dialogue, such as Ken Price and Peter Voulkos. An essay by Swallow explores the movement's idiosyncrasies and cross-currents, as well as its influence on subsequent generations of artists." A brand new, bright white example of this exquisitely designed and printed labor of love limited to five hundred unnumbered copies additionally signed by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Michael Frimkess, John Mason, Ron Nagle, Peter Shire, Peter Voulkos and curator Ricky Swallow at an after-hours publication party at Los Angeles' Mandrake Bar following the exhbition opening. 0-9806516-6-2 Inventory Number: 026582