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about the book<br />

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The magical surrealism of Jen Ray.<br />

Ain’t We Got Fun<br />

category release<br />

The large-fomat works of the American artist Jen Ray transport their viewers<br />

into a surreal universe. The mystical realism of her images is reminiscent of<br />

the worlds created by Alejandro Jodorowsky or Moebius or those featured in<br />

Japanese manga culture.<br />

Jen Ray grew up in a secluded log cabin in the woods of rural South Carolina.<br />

The formative influence of this distance to and innocence of the larger<br />

world is clearly reflected in the figures in her artwork who are surrounded<br />

by a vast, white nothingness. The attractive women in the focus of Jen<br />

Ray’s signature landscapes represent power and self-determination . The<br />

Art<br />

July<br />

by<br />

Jen Ray<br />

features<br />

full color, hardcover<br />

pages size<br />

80<br />

price<br />

€ 25 {D} £ 23 $ 39<br />

isbn<br />

24.5 × 33 cm<br />

978-3-89955-437-3<br />

post-apocalyptic scenes set a haunting mood suggestive of a deserted<br />

amusement park.<br />

Ain’t We Got Fun is a collection of new work by Jen Ray, who currently lives in<br />

Berlin. The book features an interview with the artist and an essay by curator<br />

Robbert Roos.<br />

Jen Ray’s art has been shown in museums and galleries including The<br />

Academy of the Arts and the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin and the Galerie<br />

Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris.<br />

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