NOAH PURIFOY

Noah Purifoy made art in order to enact social change. Created mostly from found objects, his neo-Dadaist sculpture both embodies an d reflects the environment in which it was created - whether the burnt ruins of the 1966 Watts Riots or the unforgiving climate of t he Mojave Desert. This book follows Purifoy's remarkable life and career, during which he transitioned from high-end furniture desig ner to assemblage artist, social worker, arts administrator and finally creator of a desert art museum. Illustrated throughout with works fro...[Llegir més]