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Book SynopsisHarvey Quaytman's paintings are distinct for their inventive, whimsical exploration of shape, meticulous attention to surface texture, and experimental application of color. While his works display a rigorous commitment to formalism, they are simultaneously invested with rich undertones of sensuality, decorativeness, and humorexpressed, too, in his playful poetic titles, such as A Street Called Straight and Kufikind. Demonstrating the arc of Quaytman's oeuvre, from his radically curvilinear canvases of the late 1960s and 1970s, to his exploration of serialized geometric abstraction in the 1980s, and finally to his serene cruciform canvases of the 1990s, this retrospective exhibition and accompanying illustrated catalogue is a timely reconsideration of Quaytman's influential work, placing him and his work more prominently in the trajectory of American modern art. With contributions by Suzanne Hudson and John Yau, as well reflections by R. H. Quaytman, an artist and the daughter of Harvey Quaytman, on her father's work and life. Published in association with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). Exhibition dates: October 17, 2018January 27, 2019, Berkeley Museum of Art Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA).
Table of ContentsDirector’s Foreword
Acknowledgments
Harvey Quaytman’s Arc: Against the Static Apsara DiQuinzio
Plates
HQ of My Mind R. H. Quaytman
The Opposite of Irony Suzanne Hudson
Picture and Sound: Harvey Quaytman’s Titles John Yau
Reflections on an “Art Soldier”: A Conversation between Gregory Amenoff and William Corbett
Ten Thoughts on Color Harvey Quaytman
Dr. Kremer’s Magic Powders: A Color Glossary for Harvey Quaytman Lauren R. O’Connell
Selected Exhibition History and Awards
Bibliography
Works in the Exhibition
Index
BAMPFA Board of Trustees
Contributors
Photography Credits
