Psychedelic
Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s
$80.26
- Hardcover
138 pages
- Release Date
5 March 2010
Summary
The history of an aesthetic sensibility that began with Op Art and album covers; with more than seventy-five stunning color images.This eye-popping book offers a visual history of the psychedelic sensibility. In pop culture, that sensibility is associated with lava lamps, album covers, and “teashades,” but it first manifested itself in the extreme colors and kaleidoscopic compositions of 1960s Op Artists. The psychedelic sensibility didn’t die at the end of the 1960s; Psychedelic traces it th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262014045 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262014041 |
| Author: | David Rubin |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 138 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 998g |
| Dimensions: | 305mm x 191mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Psychedelic |
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Critics Review
A treasure trove of visionary delights, and his essay provides a convincing analysis of the altered state of art since the ‘60s.
– Ken Johnson * New York Times *This is a beautiful book to hold in one’s hands and its ability to capture the eye, through such diverse means, is a great testament to both editor and artists alike. Sumptuous wonderlands indeed.
* The Psychedelic Press UK *About The Author
David Rubin
David S. Rubin is The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art at the San Antonio Museum of Art.
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