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Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia

Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia

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Condition: Like New

Publication year: 2014
Binding: Hardcover

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

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Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia surveys four decades of creative output from Mark Mothersbaugh, best known as a co-founder and keyboardist of the influential New Wave band DEVO, but also a prolific visual artist working in drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and sonic art.

Published as the comprehensive catalogue to a major traveling retrospective organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the book traces Mothersbaugh’s evolution from his early art student days in the late 1960s — when witnessing the Kent State shootings influenced his worldview — through DEVO’s de-evolution philosophy and on to his later work scoring films and television (including collaborations with filmmaker Wes Anderson) and producing deeply imaginative visual works.

Written and curated by Adam Lerner, with a foreword by Wes Anderson, the volume includes:

  • Essays by leading art and culture writers interpreting Mothersbaugh’s art and cultural impact.

  • A broad selection of artworks spanning postcards, prints, altered photographs, sculptures, rugs, and ephemera from DEVO’s history to recent pieces.

  • Reflections on the themes that unify his work — from technology and mutation to playfulness, satire, and creative autonomy.

Overall, the book presents Mothersbaugh as a polymath whose visual and musical practices reflect a singular way of seeing the world — one that blends pop art, punk ethos, humor, and critical engagement with contemporary culture.

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