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| Dan Witz, Introduction by David Lopes: |
| Dan Witz: In Plain View |
| 30 Years of Artwork Illegal and Otherwise |
Dan Witz: In Plain View — 30 Years of Artwork Illegal
and Otherwise is the first and long overdue monograph
on the work of Dan Witz. A benefit of having one of the |
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| most sustained careers in street art, if such a thing exists, is the degree of growth, freedom and experimentation that such an extended period allows. Another advantage would be the influence of the aesthetic environs within the changing cultural landscape, especially if you happen to work in New York City. |
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| From the no-wave and DIY movements of New York’s Lower East Side of the 70's, through the Reaganomics of the 80’s to the flourishing of graffiti art in the new millennium. Whether stickers or paste-up silk-screened posters, conceptual pranks and interventions, or beautiful tromp l'oeil paintings, the medium is inspired as much by the nature and subject of his art as by the mutating urban conditions in which the piece is executed. |
Besides obvious craftsmanship, the artwork of Dan Witz evinces a rigorous conceptual framework. This framework not only opens up a dialogue with graffiti and street art which dominate the urban environment, but also allows for the retention of clear and open lines with the canon of art history.
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216 pages, Hardcover, 9'' x 12'' (229 x 305 mm)
250 color illustrations, English |
| ISBN: 978-1-58423-304-6 |
$ 39.95 |
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Gingko Press, Inc.
1321 Fifth Street
Berkeley, California 94710
Phone: (510) 898-1195
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| Dan Witz |
| Dan Witz, born 1957, Chicago, IL, attended Cooper Union in New York City’s East Village. |
| In 1982 he received a NEA grant and in 1992 and 2000 fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts. |
| His first book, “The Birds of Manhattan” was published in 1983 by Skinny Books. |
| Solo exhibitions include Semaphore Gallery NY (1985,1986), Clementine Gallery (1996), StolenSpace, London (2007); DFN Gallery NY (2003-5, 6, 7, 8, 10) and Carmichael Gallery, LA (2009). Group exhibitions include: Buying Time: Nourishing Excellence, Sotheby’s NY(2001); and Fifteen, NYFA Fellows at Deutsche Bank, NY (1999). Submission (curated by Juxtapoz) Fuse Gallery NY (2005); From The Streets of Brooklyn, Thinkspace Art Gallery, LA (2009) and Beach Blanket Bingo, Jonathan Levine Gallery NY(2009). |
| Dan lives and works in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. |
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| Excerpt from an interview with Dan Witz by Marc and Sara Schiller of The Wooster Collective, that took place in August of 2007. The full text is included in Dan Witz. In Plain View: 30 years of Artworks Illegal and Otherwise. |
| Video: In Plain View |
| In Plain View (video) |
| More videos with Dan Witz: |
| "Straatkunst" Dan Witz at AT5 |
| Dan Witz At Sidlee Amsterdam |
| The Red Ball by Daniela Abke and Christina Vogelsgang |
| Do Not Enter |
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