Junk Dada: The Stories Behind Noah Purifoy's Joshua Tree Sculptures
Many artists, academics, and critics regard the late Noah Purifoy (1917-2004) as one of the most renowned American sculptors who worked in assemblage art. In 2015, Los Angeles County Museum of Art exhibited a monographic exhibition of his works called "Noah Purifoy: Junk Dada," curated by Franklin Sirmans and Yael Lipschutz. The show is designed to bring much-deserved attention to Purifoy's works, but what a lot of people don't realize is that there is already a monumental permanent exhibition six miles from the heart of Joshua Tree called the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture, where the public can also learn about Purifoy's artistic vision during the last 15 years of his life, and it's all under the open sky.
To commemorate KCET's 50th anniversary, Artbound dives into the vaults to uncover groundbreaking arts programming that aired during the 1980s and 1990s.
To commemorate KCET's 50th anniversary, Artbound dives into the vaults to uncover groundbreaking arts programming that aired during the 1980s and 1990s.
This episode features three Mexican American DJs form Metralleta de Oro, Hiromi Takizawa’s Ultraviolet installation, Jaime "Germs" Zacarias' tentacle-filled works, Public Matters’ Market Makeover and an an in-studio performance by Chelsea Wolfe.
Artbound explores Ted Meyer's "Scarred for Life" art project, photographer Candacy Taylor's focus on salons and diners, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre's mobile "Duck Truck" and Jeff Speetjens with a variety of marionettes.
