Welcome to Painterland

Description:

"The Rat Bastard Protective Association was an inflammatory, close-knit community of artists who lived and worked in a building they dubbed Painterland in the Fillmore neighborhood of mid-century San Francisco. The artists who counted themselves among the Rat Bastards--these included Joan Brown, Bruce Conner, Jay DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, Michael McClure, and Manuel Neri--exhibited a unique fusion of radicalism, provocation, and community. Geographically isolated from a viable art market and refusing to conform to institutional expectations, their work animated broader social and artistic discussions and over time became a transformative part of American culture."--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Assemblage (Art),  American Arts,  Criticism and interpretation,  Rat Bastard Protective Association,  Artists,  Artists, united states,  Art, american,  History

People: Bruce Conner (1933-2008)

Places: San Francisco,  New York (State),  California,  New York

Times: 20th century