One of America's most celebrated cartoonists, Robert Crumb helped define cartoon and punk subcultures of the 1960s and 1970s with comic strips like Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep on Truckin'. The open sexuality of his work, paired with frequent self-deprecation and a free, almost stream-of-consciousness style, have made Crumb into a global voice and a renowned contemporary artist.
Born in Philadelphia in 1943, R. Crumb has used the
popular medium of the comic book to address the absurdity of social
conventions, political disillusionment, irony, racial and gender
stereotypes, sexual fantasies, and fetishes. Inspired by Thomas
Nast, Honoré Daumier, T.S. Sullivant, and James Gillray, amongst
others, his drawings offer a satirical critique of modern consumer
culture and seem to possess an outsider's perspective-a
self-conscious stance, which Crumb often relates to his personal
life.
Paul Morris is a private art dealer specializing in post-war
and contemporary art. He has held positions at various
institutions, including the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles and The
Armory Show, New York, and was the owner and director of Paul
Morris Gallery from 1995 to 2007. He is a longtime friend and
supporter of Robert Crumb's.
Art & Beauty "is a mix of highbrow musings on beauty teamed with
Crumb's own typically lurid artwork."--Ian McQuaid "i-D"
Art & Beauty is a "fascinating, nuanced, multifaceted body of work
- and a testament to one of the world's most unique artists at the
height of his powers."--Gabriel Coxhead "Time Out London"
"The drawings in Art and Beauty Magazine are classic Crumb
renditions: full-figured women, clothed and nude, rendered in bold
lines and detailed crosshatching that vividly delineate their
forms."--Calvin Reid "Publishers Weekly"
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