Walasse Ting, 1¢ Life

Scanned artwork by artist Walasse Ting
Walasse Ting, 1¢ Life, 1964. Illustrated book with sixty-two lithographs and reproductions. Dimensions vary. Collection of Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum. Contemporary Council Purchase, 1996.9. © Estate of Walasse Ting / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. 

Walasse Ting, 1¢ Life 

Prints and Drawings Room, September 12 – December 12, 2024

1¢ Life (1964) is a collaborative book project by Chinese-American visual artist and poet Walasse Ting (1929-2010). The book combines written works by Ting with artwork by various artists associated with Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism, including Sam Francis (who edited the book), Roy Lichtenstein, Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol, among others. Ting’s witty wordplay and biting sense of humor is evident throughout the book, as is 1960s experimentation and iconoclasm. The book includes thirty-one folios, which will be on display with weekly rotations over the course of fall 2024 and spring 2025 semesters. 1¢ Life is part of the Museum’s permanent collection.  

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