Maira Kalman

Résumé du livre

This first monograph on the artist features paintings, drawings, embroideries, and other works. Essays by Ingrid Schaffner, Donna Ghelerter, Stamatina Gregory, and Kenneth E. Silver explore Kalman's unique gift for distilling the extraordinary from the ordinary. An installation of her "many tables of many things," which displays an eclectic array of objects and ephemera, reveals Kalman as a collector, commentator, traveler, and maker of lists. And a chronology---annotated by the artist---lists publications, projects, exhibitions, and events. Kalman says, "I want everything I do to be connected in an absurd, funny way." This book celebrates her artistic practice with that same joyful spirit. --Book Jacket.