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Explore the captivating life of Mina Loy, a pioneering avant-garde artist who transcended boundaries in poetry, painting, and design. Born in London in 1882, Loy made waves in New York and Europe with her innovative spirit and unapologetic flair. This exquisite biography, authored by Mary Ann Caws, offers a profound look into her extraordinary journey filled with artistic friendships and thrilling adventures in Futurism, Feminism, and Modernism. The book features rare photographs, including images of Loy with her enigmatic husband, Arthur Cravan, a daring figure who mysteriously vanished in 1918.
Mina Loy: Apology of Genius is not just a biography; it's a celebration of a multifaceted life that continues to inspire. Caws delves into Loy's poetry and prose, revealing a fresh and insightful perspective that is both enlightening and accessible. Beautifully illustrated, this work serves as an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in modern literature, avant-garde art, and women's contributions to these fields.
Order now to discover the legacy of a woman who left an indelible mark on the modernist movement! Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781789145540
Year: 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781789145540
Year: 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Description:
Mina Loy was born in London in 1882, became American, and lived variously in New York, Europe, and finally, Aspen, Colorado until she died in 1966. Flamboyant and unapologetically avant-garde, she was a painter, poet, novelist, essayist, manifesto-writer, actress, and dress and lampshade designer. Her life involved an impossible abundance of artistic friends, performance and spectacular adventures in the worlds of Futurism, Christian Science, Feminism, Fashion, and everything modern and modernist.
This new account by Mary Ann Caws explores Mina Loy's exceptional life, and features many rare images of Loy and her husband, the swiss writer, poet, artist, boxer and provocateur Arthur Cravan, who disappeared without trace in 1918.
â€Much like its subject, Mina Loy: Apology of Genius runs on restlessness, fervor, and open-endedness. With it, Mary Ann Caws has gifted us yet another stirring assemblage that teaches and excites, this time blessedly dilating on a singularly complex, singularly wild figure at the heart of the modern and so much else.’ – Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts
â€Startlingly original, personal, and wonderfully refreshing in its candour. Beautifully and copiously illustrated, this bio-critical overview gives us a genuinely new perspective on the exciting poetry, critical prose, and artworks of this great avant-garde artist.’ – Marjorie Perloff, author of Infrathin: An Experiment in Micropoetics
Mina Loy: Apology of Genius is not just a biography; it's a celebration of a multifaceted life that continues to inspire. Caws delves into Loy's poetry and prose, revealing a fresh and insightful perspective that is both enlightening and accessible. Beautifully illustrated, this work serves as an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in modern literature, avant-garde art, and women's contributions to these fields.
Order now to discover the legacy of a woman who left an indelible mark on the modernist movement! Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781789145540
Year: 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781789145540
Year: 2022
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Description:
Mina Loy was born in London in 1882, became American, and lived variously in New York, Europe, and finally, Aspen, Colorado until she died in 1966. Flamboyant and unapologetically avant-garde, she was a painter, poet, novelist, essayist, manifesto-writer, actress, and dress and lampshade designer. Her life involved an impossible abundance of artistic friends, performance and spectacular adventures in the worlds of Futurism, Christian Science, Feminism, Fashion, and everything modern and modernist.
This new account by Mary Ann Caws explores Mina Loy's exceptional life, and features many rare images of Loy and her husband, the swiss writer, poet, artist, boxer and provocateur Arthur Cravan, who disappeared without trace in 1918.
â€Much like its subject, Mina Loy: Apology of Genius runs on restlessness, fervor, and open-endedness. With it, Mary Ann Caws has gifted us yet another stirring assemblage that teaches and excites, this time blessedly dilating on a singularly complex, singularly wild figure at the heart of the modern and so much else.’ – Maggie Nelson, author of The Argonauts
â€Startlingly original, personal, and wonderfully refreshing in its candour. Beautifully and copiously illustrated, this bio-critical overview gives us a genuinely new perspective on the exciting poetry, critical prose, and artworks of this great avant-garde artist.’ – Marjorie Perloff, author of Infrathin: An Experiment in Micropoetics