Sonja Sekula & friends
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Contributions
- Kunstmuseum Luzern - Contributor
Publication
2016 - Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
Language
English
Word Count
39,750 words, Guess
Page Count
159 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL44456030M
- ISBN-103858815128
- ISBN-139783858815125
- Library of Congress Control Number2016383716
- OCLC Control Number954309262
Classifications
- DDC759.494
- LCCN7153.S43 A4 2016
Alternate Titles
- Sonja Sekula and friends
Description
Sonja Sekula (1918-63) was born and educated in Lucerne, Switzerland, but emigrated to the United States with her parents in 1936. In 1941, she began studying art at the Arts Students League in New York and made the acquaintance of Andre Breton and his friends among the surrealists. Her automatic paintings and texts soon captured the interest of Peggy Guggenheim and Marcel Duchamp. In 1943, she was invited for the first time to show her work at Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery, and, throughout the late 1940s, she was also featured in solo and group exhibitions at Betty Parsons Gallery. However, mental health problems dogged her throughout her life, and she returned to Switzerland for treatment in 1955, where she committed suicide in 1963. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Sekula's art in context of the work of her friends and fellow artists from the period. Richly illustrated, it offers a chance to rediscover an immensely talented artist who has been unjustly neglected. Exhibition: Kunstmusem Luzern, Switzerland (11.06. - 25.09.2016).
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