I visited the DMA twice in the last two months and first stumbled upon a great exhibition. How had I missed even knowing about Marisol? Then I went to see it again later with a friend.
The Jazz Wall
1963
Wood, found objects, paper, and paint on wood
The Art Institute of Chicago
This exhibition was made possible by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
The Generals
1962
Wood, mixed media, and sound recording
Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Following are some more works from the exhibit:
The above is a depiction of Marisol’s family.
The umbrella with holes in it . . .
From the Boston AKG Museum about Marisol:
In 1950, Marisol moved to New York to pursue her desire to become a painter, and there she got to know many of the leading artists of the day. During the 1960s, she became increasingly influenced by the frontrunners of the Pop art movement, such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, and even appeared in several of Warhol’s movies. Today, Marisol’s assemblage sculptures—constructed with intelligence, pathos, and, at times, humor—place her at the forefront of a small, select group of female artists who were working with a Pop sensibility during the movement’s heyday. Her unique mixed-media sculptures—the result of carving, nailing, gluing, painting, drawing, plastering, and the incorporation of found objects—often unexpectedly reveal themselves to be self-portraits. Many of her early works are autobiographical and explore her sense of self within the context of societal and family structures.