Robert Kushner, Opulent Subversions, Holly Solomon Gallery, 1990, Near Fine square 4to

Kushner, Robert. New York, Holly Solomon Gallery, 1990. 

English, First Edition, Near Fine, Staple-bound Soft Cover, 4to, 6” x 6,” Unpaginated.

Dark purple staple-bound stiff wraps, “Opulent Subversions” stamped to front, semi translucent endpapers with black text. Minor edgewear, otherwise pristine. Unpaginated. Replete with full-color images of Kushner’s works, some on fold-out papers. A collection of Kushner’s floral paintings on display at the Holly Solomon Gallery from October 11 - November 10, 1990. From an introductory text by Kushner: “Today’s world is complex and troublesome…As an artistic response to all this horror, aestheticized cynicism seems an insidious luxury. Is it possible instead to offer an art of hope, an art of informed diversion from these immense troubles? Isn’t there still space in our mental living rooms for Matisse’s armchair?”