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Jimmy DeSana

American, 1950–1990

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Jimmy DeSana was an American artist, and a key figure in the East Village punk art and No Wave scene of the late-1970s and early-1980s. DeSana's photography has been described as "anti-art" in its approach to capturing images of the human body, in a manner ranging from "savagely explicit to purely symbolic". DeSana was close collaborators with photographer Laurie Simmons and writer William S. Burroughs, who wrote the introduction to DeSana's self-published collection of photographs Submission. His work includes the album cover for the Talking Heads album More Songs about Buildings and Food as well as John Giorno’s LP, You’re The Guy I Want To Share My Money With.

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Works in Collection

7 works
Artifacts at the End of a Decade

Artifacts at the End of a Decade

Sandi Fellman

1981

Cowboy Boots

Cowboy Boots

Jimmy DeSana

1984

Dog

Dog

Jimmy DeSana

1978-79

Extension Cord

Extension Cord

Jimmy DeSana

1979

Marker Cones

Marker Cones

Jimmy DeSana

1982

Storage Boxes

Storage Boxes

Jimmy DeSana

1980

Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings & Food

Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings & Food

Jimmy DeSana

1978

Exhibitions

1 exhibitions

Nov 26, 1981 – Jan 03, 1982

Selections From the Art Lending Service

16 artists