Jim Shaw: The End Is Here Douglas Flamm The painter imparts new vigor

The painter imparts new vigor to the motif and its accompanying script

Growing up in a close-knit Greek American household

the protagonist struggles with coming to terms with the past and his father’s reemergence

these women often appear as half-real

Jim Shaw: The End Is Here Douglas Flamm The painter imparts new vigorThis essential volumepublished on the occasion of the artists first major American survey exhibition at the New Museum in New Yorkprovides a comprehensive overview of Jim Shaws multifaceted career over the past thirty years. In his drawings, paintings, and sculptures, Shaw has mined the fringes of popular culture and delved into his own subconscious in order to create a constantly evolving portrait of America. Along with fellow Michigan native Mike