Create

179 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition on view at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, May 11 to September 25, 2011. Firm binding, clean inside copy. *** "Create is a major group exhibition presenting a selection of the most important works created over the past twenty years by artists involved with three pioneering non-profit organizations: Creativity Explored, Creative Growth Art Center, and the National Institute for Art and Disabilities Art Center (NIAD). These organizations were founded with the belief that exceptional creativity can emerge in anyone and they support the work of artists with developmental disabilities through a unique and highly successful approach to group studio practice. The centers offer an experience that is, in many ways, the antithesis of that envisioned by the art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 when he coined the term 'outsider art' to identify the work of artists who have no contact with the art world and who are physically and/or mentally isolated. This major survey exhibition brings well-deserved attention to this compelling work, sharing it with a broad audience and expanding on its impact on a range of renowned international artists. The exhibition sparks critical dialogue concerning the categories of contemporary art practice, especially the notion of 'outsider art,' and challenges audiences to rethink the limitations of such categories." - Publisher. *** Includes: Mary Belknap - Jeremy Burleson - Attilio Crescenti - Daniel Green - Willie Harris - Carl Hendrickson - Michael Bernard Loggins - Dwight Mackintosh - John Patrick MacKenzie - James Miles - Dan Miller - James Montgomery - Marlon Mullen - Bertha Otoya - Aurie Ramirez - Evelyn Reyes - Lance Rivers - Judith Scott - William Scott - William Tyler. Size: 4to.…