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Today we're thinking of Alice Neel, born #OTD in 1900.⁠ ⁠ Featured here, a detail of "Ginny and Elizabeth" (1975) from 'Mother! Origin of Life,' published by @louisianamuseum⁠ ⁠ #aliceneel #bornotd https://www.instagram.com/p/CZRr1SpL6M4/?utm_medium=tumblr

"Art is the expression of innermost feelings, a spiritual need." So said Alphonse Mucha, born OTD 1860.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Featured images and details are from the recent monograph from @skiraeditore Spanning the entirety of Mucha’s prolific career, this handsome, affordable and concise overview examines the beloved artist’s oeuvre—from posters, jewelry, interior decoration, theater and product design to painting, book illustration, sculpture and photography—across six themed sections that highlight the artist’s personality: “A Bohemian in Paris”; “A Picture-Maker for People”; “A Cosmopolitan”; “The Mystic”; “The Patriot”; and “The Artist-Philosopher.”⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Mucha rose to fame in fin-de-siècle Paris with his elegant theater posters for Sarah Bernhardt, the most famous French actress of the time, and his decorative panels featuring gracefully posed women. For these posters, Mucha created a distinctive style characterized by harmonious compositions, sinuous forms and a muted palette, which became synonymous with the newly emerging decorative style of the time—Art Nouveau. By the time of the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, Mucha had become a leading figure in this decorative-art movement, and he defined the look of the era. The catalog explores the development of Mucha’s career and overall achievements as a multifaceted and visionary artist.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #alphonsemucha #mucha #artnouveau #bornotd #otd https://www.instagram.com/p/CRt19rRsnW-/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today, we're thinking of Wallace Berman, who was born OTD in Staten Island, 1926, and died OTD, in Topanga, CA, 1976.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Images here are from 'Semina Culture: Wallace Berman & His Circle,' published by D.A.P. & @theicala and edited with text by Michael Duncan & Kristine McKenna with text by Stephen Fredman.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Pictured here:⁠⁠ 1. "Self-portrait, Larkspur," 1961.⁠⁠ 2. Wallace Berman, "Untitled," 1961–62, Verifax collage.⁠⁠ 3. Wallace Berman’s 'Semina,' a journal of poems and artworks published in nine issues from 1955 to 1964, featuring work by John Altoon, Toni Basil, Charles Britten, Cameron, Bruce and Jean Conner, Jay DeFeo, Diane DiPrima, Robert Duncan, Llyn Foulkes, Ralph Gibson, Allen Ginsberg, Walter Hopps, Dennis Hopper, Philip Lamantia, Michael McClure, Taylor Mead, Henry Miller, Jack Smith and many others.⁠⁠ 4. 'Semina 1,' 1955, Los Angeles, 150 copies. Cover is a photo of Cameron by Berman. Drawing is "Untiitled (peyote vision)" by Cameron.⁠⁠ 5. 'Semina 4,' 1959, San Francisco. Cover: "Wife" by Wallace Berman (photo of Shirley Berman). Poem is Stuart Perkoff's “Boplicity."⁠⁠ 6. Wallace Berman, "Untitled," 1971–72, Verifax collage.⁠⁠ 7. Berman family with "Panel" assemblage, 707 Scott⁠⁠ Street, San Francisco, 1959. ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Read more via linkinbio!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #wallaceberman @imtoshberman #semina @sfgpersonal @michaelnduncan #bornotd⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcRNDDpHEE/?igshid=1vk3c6hjnvss1

VIRTUAL LAUNCH EVENT!! Celebrate Oscar Wilde's birthday, today, Friday, Oct 16 at 6PM EST with the virtual launch of 'Oscar Wilde's Italian Dream' @192books⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Author Renate Miracco & noted novelist Edmund White will discuss the book, live-streamed on PCG Studio (connect here via linkinbio). There is no login or rsvp required. A recording will be posted shortly afterwards. During the broadcast, please email your questions to [email protected]!⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In 'Oscar Wilde’s Italian Dream 1875–1900,' leading Wilde scholar Renato Miracco combines written research with previously unseen visual material ranging from Wilde’s earliest heady trips to Italy as an Oxford student to recently released court documents from his trial and his final days in France and Italy in 1900, after his incarceration in Reading Gaol, and his voluntary exile from Britain. Italy, and the larger world beyond London, was essential to the sensitivity and awareness of Wilde’s identity, his contributions to prison reform and his challenges to social norms and sexual stereotypes in his last years. It also offered a great deal of sexual liberty compared to the oppressive moral atmosphere of England at that time.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The previously unseen images Miracco has incorporated in this volume (including photos that Wilde received from the gay German photographer Wilhelm von Gloeden) are mainly from private collections, and together with letters, reminiscences and magazine and newspaper articles (along with derogatory articles about Wilde from the Italian press) they play a key role in placing Wilde’s character, and an entire generation, in a complex context. 'Oscar Wilde’s Italian Dream 1875–1900' is a major addition to the canon of one of the world’s greatest literary figures.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #oscarwilde #wilhelmvongloeden #oscarwildesitaliandream #bornotd #otd !@damiani_books @paulacoopergallery https://www.instagram.com/p/CGaM2RGJkSw/?igshid=1xvhst5ha27ks

Today we're thinking of Piet Mondrian, born OTD in 1872.⁠ ⁠ Images here are from 'Piet Mondrian: A Life,' the first comprehensive biography of the artist to be published in English. ⁠ ⁠ Published by @ridinghousebooks & @kunstmuseum.nl⁠ ⁠ #mondrian #pietmondrian #bornotd #otd⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpffpR_O6ca/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

And now, a few details from our book of the day, 'Frank Bowling’s Americas⁠: New York, 1966–75,' featured on the artist's 89th birthday. ⁠ ⁠ In his catalog essay, @akilitommasino quotes the artist from a 1971 essay, "It's Not Enough to Say 'Black is Beautiful,'"⁠ "The art may be a simple box, but the artist remains a magician."⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ Details are from:⁠ 1. Suncrush, 1976⁠ 2. Who's Afraid of Barney Newman, 1968⁠ 3. Penumbra, 1970⁠ 4. Palimpsest I - Mothers House DarkRedGreen, 1966⁠ ⁠ ⁠Edited with text by Reto Thüring, Akili Tommasino, Debra Lennard. Text by Firelei Báez, Melvin Edwards, Julie Mehretu, Kobena Mercer, Sarah Roberts.⁠ ⁠ @mfapublications @sfmoma #frankbowling @frankbowlingstudio #frankbowlingsamericas #frankbowlingnewyork #bornotd #otd #blackhistory⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CpI2jIMpb55/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy 89th birthday Frank Bowling! A true painter's and one of our great heroes. ⁠ ⁠ Images here are from 'Frank Bowling’s Americas⁠: New York, 1966–75,' published by @mfapublications to accompany the exhibition on view @mfaboston now through April 9, 2023.⁠ ⁠ Pictured here: ⁠ 1. Frank Bowling in his London Studio (2017) © Alastair Levy, Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston⁠ 2. Doughlah G.E.P., 1968–1971⁠ 3. Middle Passage, 1970⁠ 4. Night Journey, 1969–1970⁠ ⁠ Traveling to @sfmoma⁠ ⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #frankbowling @frankbowlingstudio #frankbowlingsamericas #frankbowlingnewyork #bornotd #otd #blackhistory⁠ #frankbowlingdoughlah #frankbowlingnightjourney https://www.instagram.com/p/CpIS1Lyu3Lk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy birthday Jeff Koons, born OTD in 1955!⁠ ⁠ "Cake" (1995–1997) is from 'Jeff Koons: Lost in America,' published by @skiraeditore⁠ ⁠ #jeffkoons #jeffkoonsbornotd #bornotd #otd #jeffkoonscake #jeffkoonslostinamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/CnrrlQ0OePW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=