{"product_id":"alfonso-ossorio-line-and-lineage","title":"Alfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoBodyText\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA fresh perspective on an understudied artist who was engaged with avant-garde circles throughout the 20th century and who remains a catalyst for artists today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"Htext\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEdited by Mitra Abbaspour and Ally Cirelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"Htext\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublication date: October 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003eISBN: 978-0-300-31161-7\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003e80 pages; 7.25 x 9.5 in.\u003cbr\u003e50 images\u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b3b3b3;\"\u003ePublished by the Harvard Art Museums\u003cbr\u003eDistributed by Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican artist Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990) is celebrated for his detailed woodcuts and ink drawings, as well as for his sculptural assemblages of found objects. His allusive art draws on themes such as birth, death, sex, and Catholicism. This focused volume explores the recurrent subject matter, favored materials, and development of linear form in prints, drawings, and wax-resist paintings that span the artist’s six-decade practice. Highlighting new scholarship on Ossorio’s works on paper, the book approaches the works from both art historical and technical perspectives. The book positions Ossorio alongside the artists with whom he exchanged ideas during his lifetime, such as Jean Dubuffet and Jackson Pollock, as well as in the context of contemporary artists for whom he has been a source of inspiration. The book includes a conversation with the artist duo Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien, whose work in the 2026 Whitney Biennial is directly influenced by their engagement with the themes and materials of Ossorio’s art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitra Abbaspour is the Houghton Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art, and Ally Cirelli is the Cunningham Curatorial Assistant for the Collection in the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, both at the Harvard Art Museums. With contributions by Scott Homolka, Enzo Camacho, and Ami Lien. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe related exhibition \u003cem\u003eAlfonso Ossorio: Line and Lineage\u003c\/em\u003e is on display at the Harvard Art Museums from October 23, 2026 through April 11, 2027.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis publication is made possible through the generous support of the Ossorio Fund. Modern and contemporary art programs at the Harvard Art Museums are made possible in part by generous support from the Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard Art Museums","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46067809878202,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/0133\/files\/Ossorio_frontcover.jpg?v=1782832903","url":"https:\/\/shop.harvardartmuseums.org\/products\/alfonso-ossorio-line-and-lineage","provider":"Harvard Art Museums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}