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The Museum of Bad Art -rMasterworks
rby Michael Frank, Louise Reilly Sacco, 128 pages, size 6 x 8 inches, softcover

It’s back! Out of print forryears, Museum Of Bad Art: Masterworks is available again.

The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA)ris a unique institution dedicated to the celebration of artistic effort,rhowever misguided. The Museum of Bad Art: Masterworks presents arpulsating collection of more than seventy never-before-published pieces ofrartwork from MOBA’s permanent collection. Comprised largely of canvases foundrdiscarded on curbside trash piles or obtained for a pittance at thrift stores,rthis innovative compilation occupies a niche previously ignored in therinternational community of art collection, preservation, and interpretation. Ifrthe subjectivity of art appreciation were ever in doubt, this astonishingrassortment of artistic commentaries will fan the flames of controversy. It isrclear that many of these artists suffered for their art; now it’s your turn.

Arphotographic catalog of 70 exquisitely bad pieces of master artwork fromrthe permanent collection of the Museum of Bad Art. Among the works arerthe immortal No Visible Means of Support, Retch Likeran Egyptian; Bone-Juggling Dog in Hula Skirt; Alien Adam andrEve; Lulli, Fowl and Gravestone; and therever-troubling Spewing Rubik’s Cubes.

Featuringrprofiles of select MOBA artists as well as the insightful andrhither-untold stories behind the art.

About the Authors

Michael Frank is thercurator-in-chief of the Museum of Bad Art. A professional musician andrentertainer, he lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Louise Reilly Sacco is the permanentracting interim executive director of the Museum of Bad Art. A founding memberrof the MOBA team, she originally served as director of financial enablement. Louiserlives in Needham, Massachusetts.