The Way to Be: A Memoir Smith Barbara T.
The Way to Be: A Memoir Smith Barbara T. A firsthand account of the life and work of Barbara T. Smith has been at the forefront of artistic movements in California. Smith, one of the most important…
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The Way to Be: A Memoir Smith Barbara T.
A firsthand account of the life and work of Barbara T. Smith has been at the forefront of artistic movements in California. Smith, one of the most important yet underrecognized performance artists in the United States.For over fifty years, Barbara T.
In this memoir, Smith weaves together descriptive accounts of her pioneering performances with an intimate narrative of her life.The Way to Be covers the years 1931 to 1981, up to the artist's fiftieth birthday, resulting in an exhaustive catalogue of her early work. Her work across many mediums explores concepts that strike at the core of human nature, including sexuality, physical and spiritual sustenance, technology, and death. It reveals the personal stories and events behind her pieces and the challenges she faced in an art world dominated by sexism and machismo.
Drawing on Smith's archive at the Getty Research