An Opening of the Field: Jess, Robert Duncan, and Their Circle


Jess, Tricky Cad, Case V (detail), 1958
"The artist Jess Collins, known simply as Jess, and his partner, the poet Robert Duncan, were one of the most fascinating artistic couples of the 20th century. Soon after they met in 1950, they merged their personal and artistic lives to explore their interest in cultural mythologies, transformative narrative, and the appropriation of images. This is the first exhibition to explore the couple's artistic production and relationship. Through more than 100 individual and collaborative works of art and personal letters drawn from private and public collections, this exhibit also looks at their influence and unique position as precursors of Postmodernism."
Crocker Art Museum
artforum: Michael Duncan
O! Tricky Cad & Other Jessoterica
Proof: O! Tricky Cad & Other Jessoterica in Production
Jess: Master of the collage aesthetic
VillageLife

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