"Published for the occasion of the exhibition "NeoHooDoo: art for a forgotten faith"; co-organized by The Menil Collection and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, curated by Franklin Sirmans; The Menil Collection, Houston, June 27-September 21, 2008; P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 19, 2008-January 26, 2009; Miami Art Museum, February 20-May 24, 2009"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Recapturing spirit in contemporary art / Franklin Sirmans -- Spirit and the perception of art / Arthur C. Danto -- Hoodoo is what we do / Greg Tate -- Other ways of knowing / Jen Budney -- Ritual in performance / Julia P. Herzberg -- Communiqué from Afro-Atlantis / Robert Farris Thompson -- An interview with Ishmael Reed / Franklin Sirmans -- An art of lost faith / Quincy Troupe.
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