James Macdonell Retrospective 2004-2024 -

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Résumé :
James Macdonell Retrospective 2004-2025 is a museum catalogue/artist monograph representing 20 years of the artist's practice since relocating to Louisiana from New York. This book is Inspired by the artist's lifelong friendship with noted and celebrated artist Robert Rauschenberg. As a youth James was best friend's with Rauschenberg's nephew. James was a trusted family confidant and was hired by Rauschenberg to deliver art to famed dealer Leo Castelli in Soho, New York at the height of Rauschenberg's career. This book represents a unique trajectory, voice and signature of an artist who is important and relevant and should be mentioned in the same breath as Rauschenberg and the giants of assemblage, collage and photo montage. In 2025 the Frank Gehry designed The Ohr–...

Biographie:
James started his creative journey as a sought-after musician. For over two decades his accordion style and songwriting earned him many fans and opportunities to collaborate with other artists. His credits include Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Paul Simon, Bryan Ferry, Robert Palmer, David Byrne, John Sayles, and Sesame Street. He retired from music and began his visual art endeavors that were inspired by his mentor Robert Rauschenberg. James Macdonell Retrospective 2004-2005 represents 20 years of the artist's practice since relocating to Louisiana from New York....

Sommaire:
O'Keefe Museum Of Art in Biloxi Mississippi is exhibiting a solo retrospective of James Macdonell's work that's featured in this book....