Rosalyn Drexler. I Am the Beautiful Stranger. Paintings of the '60s
New York: PaceWildenstein, 2007. 1st Edition. Small quarto, publisher’s stiff illustrated paper wraps, french flaps, original gallery announcement card laid in.
Catalog published in conjunction with a survey of paintings from the 1960s by pioneering Pop artist, novelist, and playwright Rosalyn Drexler. Taking its title from her debut novel, I Am the Beautiful Stranger (1965), a tragicomic coming-of-age story narrated by a teenage girl growing up Jewish in the Bronx, the exhibition brought renewed attention to Drexler, whose contributions to Pop Art had long been overshadowed by those of her male contemporaries. Illustrated with color plates of the paintings, many of which appropriate and recontextualize imagery from Hollywood films, tabloid journalism, and pulp fiction; with an essay by Pace founder Arne Glimcher, an exhibition history, and an exhibition checklist. Original gallery announcement card for the show laid in. Light rubbing to lower wrap. Near fine. Item #13669
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