BIBFRAME Work

Title

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

Finest disregard

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Kusaka, Shio, 1972- (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Carabaño, Luz, 1995- (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Wood, Jonas, 1977- (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (publisher)
• Gulbran, Karin, 1967- (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Fragoza, Carribean (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Sorkin, Jenni (writer of supplementary textual content)
• Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez (contributor)
• Blondet, José Luis (editor)
• Swallow, Ricky, 1974- (writer of supplementary textual content)

Subject

• Ceramic sculpture--21st century (LCSH)
• Sculpture en céramique--21e siècle--Expositions (RVM)
• Ceramic sculpture (FAST)
• Ceramic sculpture--20th century (LCSH)
• ART / General (BISACSH)
• Sculpture en céramique--20e siècle--Expositions (RVM)
• 20th century (FAST)
• 21st century (FAST)
• Frimkess, Magdalena Suarez (LCNAF)

Genre Form

• Catalogues d'exposition (RVMGF)
• Catalogs (LCGFT)
• Exhibition catalogs (LCGFT)
• Exhibition catalogs (FAST)
• exhibition catalogs (AAT)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: N6537.F793 A4 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)
• DDC: 738.074

Content

• text
• still image

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"This book presents the work of Venezuelan artist Magdalena Suarez Frimkess (born 1929) and features a selection of her works from the '70s to the present, including utilitarian objects, decorative figures and tiles. Her pieces are imbued with an equal sense of humor and dread. Their fragility and precarity increase the expressive power of these funny, outrageous, grotesque objects, which often seem as though they might collapse before our eyes at any moment. In her studio, one is likely to encounter figurines inspired by Japanese horses or vintage American cartoons; vases ornamented with patterns from the ancient Americas; and tiles, plates and cups decorated with flowers or scenes from her life in Venice. A trio of characters recur throughout her oeuvre: a distressed Olive Oyl, an oblivious Minnie Mouse and the savvy Condorito--a Chilean cartoon from the '50s that is still very popular in Latin America. Frimkess affirms the wisdom of these cartoons; in her eyes, they are philosophers" -- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The finest disregard / José Luis Blondet -- (Tasmanian) Devil in the Details. The Art of Magdalena Suarez Frimkess / Jenni Sorkin -- Luz Carabaño -- Karin Gulbran -- Ricky Swallow -- Jonas Wood and Shio Kusaka -- Venice, Ca/Betty Boop / Carribean Fragoza.

Authorized Access Point

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:45:29.510478+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23531635

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• Date: 2026-09-30
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• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
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