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Cameron Jamie
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An aesthetic outlier and artistic maverick, Cameron Jamie is a Los Angeles-born, Paris-based American artist whose critically acclaimed art has been exhibited worldwide in some of the most prestigious exhibitions and institutional venues. Over the course of more than three decades, Jamie has established a multi-faceted...
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An aesthetic outlier and artistic maverick, Cameron Jamie is a Los Angeles-born, Paris-based American artist whose critically acclaimed art has been exhibited worldwide in some of the most prestigious exhibitions and institutional venues. Over the course of more than three decades, Jamie has established a multi-faceted practice defined by cultural exploration and formal experimentation that resists categorizations.
His artwork encompasses a wide range of artistic cross-disciplines including drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking, photography, performance, filmmaking, music, and independent publishing.
Jamie’s groundbreaking work has explored, investigated, and analysed how the structures of mythology and rituals in popular and vernacular cultures are shaped and shared, and the extent to which they participate in the creation of individuals’ fictional worlds and fictional selves.
Featuring a large number of previously unpublished images and never-seen-before archival material, this fascinating and long-overdue book will be the first comprehensive monographic publication dedicated to one of the most significant artistic visionaries working today.
Series: Phaidon Contemporary Artists Series
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781838664817
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd
Illustration: 150 Illustrations
Contributors:
- Contributions by Philippe Vergne
- Contributions by Ralph Rugoff
- Contributions by Elena Filipovic
- By Cameron Jamie
- Contributions by Philippe Vergne
- Contributions by Ralph Rugoff
- Contributions by Elena Filipovic
- By Cameron Jamie
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 1020g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Philippe Vergne is Director of the Museu de Arte Contemporenea de Serralves in Porto.
Ralph Rugoff is the Director of Hayward Gallery, London. He curated the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019. Elena Filipovic is Director of the Kunstmuseum in Basel.More from Arts & Culture
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