Jim Shaw (artist)
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Jim Shaw is a contemporary American artist, born in Midland, MI, and who now lives and works in Los Angeles. He received his B.F.A. from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1974 and his M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts
, in 1978. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA He is married to other Los Angeles based artist, Marnie Weber
. Jim Shaw is represented by Simon Lee Gallery in London.
, London, of Thrift Store Paintings—paintings he had collected by (mostly anonymous) amateur artists in America.
Some reactions to this show were:
group Destroy All Monsters
along with Mike Kelley, Niagara
and filmmaker Cary Loren in 1973. He left the band in 1976 and played in original line up reunion shows in 1995.
California Institute of the Arts
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia, in Los Angeles County, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the United States created specifically for students of both the visual and the...
, in 1978. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA He is married to other Los Angeles based artist, Marnie Weber
Marnie Weber
Marnie Weber is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Her work includes photography, sculpture, installations, film, video, and performances. She is also a musician.-Life and work:...
. Jim Shaw is represented by Simon Lee Gallery in London.
The Thrift Store Paintings
In 2000, he staged a show at the ICAInstitute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
, London, of Thrift Store Paintings—paintings he had collected by (mostly anonymous) amateur artists in America.
Some reactions to this show were:
- Adrian Searle (The Guardian):
- 1) The paintings are awful, indefensible, crapulous….these people can't draw, can't paint; these people should never be left alone with a paintbrush.
- 2) The Thrift Store Paintings are fascinating, alarming, troubled and funny. Scary too, just like America.
- Sarah KentSarah KentSarah Kent is a British art critic, formerly the art editor of the weekly London 'what's on' guide Time Out. She was an early supporter of the Young British Artists in general, and Tracey Emin in particular, helping her to get early exposure. This has led to polarised reactions of praise and...
(Time Out):
- Critics professing to be gobsmacked by these efforts can never have seen an amateur art show or walked along the railings of the Bayswater road. They should get out more.
Destroy All Monsters with Mike Kelley
As an art student in Ann Arbor, he helped form the protopunkProtopunk
Protopunk is a term used retrospectively to describe a number of musicians who were important precursors of punk rock in the late 1960s to mid-1970s, or who have been cited by early punk musicians as influential...
group Destroy All Monsters
Destroy All Monsters (band)
Destroy All Monsters were an influential Detroit band existing from 1973 to 1985, with sporadic performances since. Their music touched on elements of punk rock, psychedelic, heavy metal music and noise rock with a heavy dose of performance art. Their name likely came from the Godzilla film Destroy...
along with Mike Kelley, Niagara
Niagara (artist)
Niagara is a musician and a painter. She was the lead vocalist of the punk rock bands Destroy All Monsters and Dark Carnival.-Biography:...
and filmmaker Cary Loren in 1973. He left the band in 1976 and played in original line up reunion shows in 1995.