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'''Jim Shaw''' (born 1952) is a contemporary American artist, born in [[Midland, MI]].<ref>http://www.praz-delavallade.com/artists/Jim_Shaw/biography.html?from=artist_id</ref> He received his B.F.A. from [[University of Michigan]] in 1974 and his M.F.A. from the [[California Institute of the Arts]] in 1978. Shaw lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is married to another Los Angeles-based artist, [[Marnie Weber]]. His 1991 ink on canvas work ''Horror a Vacui #45'' is in the collection of the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]. Jim Shaw is represented by the [[Simon lee gallery|Simon Lee Gallery]] in London. |
'''Jim Shaw''' (born 1952) is a contemporary American artist, born in [[Midland, MI]].<ref>http://www.praz-delavallade.com/artists/Jim_Shaw/biography.html?from=artist_id</ref> He received his B.F.A. from [[University of Michigan]] in 1974 and his M.F.A. from the [[California Institute of the Arts]] in 1978. Shaw lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is married to another Los Angeles-based artist, [[Marnie Weber]]. His 1991 ink on canvas work ''Horror a Vacui #45'' is in the collection of the [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]. Jim Shaw is represented by the [[Simon lee gallery|Simon Lee Gallery]] in London. |
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==Art exhibitions== |
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===The ''Thrift Store Paintings''=== |
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In 2000, Jim Shaw staged a show at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA]], London, of ''Thrift Store Paintings''—paintings he had collected by (mostly anonymous) amateur artists in America. Some reactions to this show included Adrian Searle of the ''The Guardian'' stating "The paintings are awful, indefensible, crapulous…", "these people can't draw, can't paint; these people should never be left alone with a paintbrush", and "The Thrift Store Paintings are fascinating, alarming, troubled and funny. Scary too, just like America."<ref name=thrift>[http://www.artrumour.com/Newsletter/newsletter2.htm "What the Critics Say – Jim Shaw at the ICA", newsletter 2, artrumour.com, October 23, 2000] Retrieved March 28, 2006.</ref> For [[Sarah Kent]] of ''Time Out'': "Critics professing to be gobsmacked by these efforts can never have seen an amateur art show or walked along the railings of the Bayswater road. They should get out more."<ref name="thrift"/> |
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In 2000, he staged a show at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts|ICA]], London, of ''Thrift Store Paintings''—paintings he had collected by (mostly anonymous) amateur artists in America. |
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==Music== |
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Some reactions to this show were: |
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| ⚫ | As an art student in Ann Arbor, he helped form the [[protopunk]] group [[Destroy All Monsters (band)|Destroy All Monsters]] along with [[Mike Kelley (artist)|Mike Kelley]], [[Niagara (artist)|Niagara]] and filmmaker Cary Loren in 1973. He left the band in 1976 and played with the original line up in reunion shows in 1995. |
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*Adrian Searle (''The Guardian''):'' |
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:1) The paintings are awful, indefensible, crapulous….these people can't draw, can't paint; these people should never be left alone with a paintbrush. |
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:2) The Thrift Store Paintings are fascinating, alarming, troubled and funny. Scary too, just like America.<ref name=thrift>[http://www.artrumour.com/Newsletter/newsletter2.htm "What the Critics Say – Jim Shaw at the ICA", newsletter 2, artrumour.com, October 23, 2000] Retrieved March 28, 2006</ref> |
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*[[Sarah Kent]] (''Time Out''):'' |
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:Critics professing to be gobsmacked by these efforts can never have seen an amateur art show or walked along the railings of the Bayswater road. They should get out more.<ref name="thrift"/> |
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===''Destroy All Monsters'' with Mike Kelley=== |
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| ⚫ | As an art student in Ann Arbor, he helped form the [[protopunk]] group [[Destroy All Monsters (band)|Destroy All Monsters]] along with [[Mike Kelley (artist)|Mike Kelley]], [[Niagara (artist)|Niagara]] and filmmaker Cary Loren in 1973. He left the band in 1976 and played |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 12:53, 24 November 2012
Jim Shaw (born 1952) is a contemporary American artist, born in Midland, MI.[1] He received his B.F.A. from University of Michigan in 1974 and his M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts in 1978. Shaw lives and works in Los Angeles, CA and is married to another Los Angeles-based artist, Marnie Weber. His 1991 ink on canvas work Horror a Vacui #45 is in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art. Jim Shaw is represented by the Simon Lee Gallery in London.
Art exhibitions
In 2000, Jim Shaw staged a show at the ICA, London, of Thrift Store Paintings—paintings he had collected by (mostly anonymous) amateur artists in America. Some reactions to this show included Adrian Searle of the The Guardian stating "The paintings are awful, indefensible, crapulous…", "these people can't draw, can't paint; these people should never be left alone with a paintbrush", and "The Thrift Store Paintings are fascinating, alarming, troubled and funny. Scary too, just like America."[2] For Sarah Kent of Time Out: "Critics professing to be gobsmacked by these efforts can never have seen an amateur art show or walked along the railings of the Bayswater road. They should get out more."[2]
Music
As an art student in Ann Arbor, he helped form the protopunk group Destroy All Monsters along with Mike Kelley, Niagara and filmmaker Cary Loren in 1973. He left the band in 1976 and played with the original line up in reunion shows in 1995.
References
External links
- List of art shows at Metro Pictures Gallery website
- Selected works, biography and exhibitions at Praz-Delavallade Gallery website
- Simon Lee Gallery, London.
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