Multiplicity (Frist Art Museum (Nashville, Tenn.))
Title:
Multiplicity : Blackness in contemporary American collage / edited by Kathryn E. Delmez ; with contributions by Tiffany E. Barber, Anita N. Bateman, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Patricia Hills, Maria Elena Ortiz, Richard J. Powell, Rebecca VanDiver, Chase Williamson, and Fisk University students.
Artists include: Nina Chanel Abney ; Derrick Adams ; Njideka Akunyili Crosby ; Radcliffe Bailey ; Sanford Biggers ; McArthur Binion ; Brittney Boyd Bullock ; Mark Bradford ; Tay Butler ; Zoe Charlton ; Andrea Chung ; Jamal Cyrus ; M. Florine Demosthene ; Derek Fordjour ; Genevieve Gaignard ; Lauren Halsey ; Kahlil Robert Irving ; Tomashi Jackson ; Arthur Jafa ; Rashid Johnson ; Yashua Klos ; YoYo Lander ; Rick Lowe ; Kerry James Marshall ; Rod McGaha ; Lester Julian Merriweather ; Helina Metaferia ; Wardell Milan ; Joiri Minaya ; Troy Montes Michie ; Devin N. Morris ; Wangechi Mutu ; Narcissister ; Rashaad Newsome ; Lovie Olivia ; Ebony G. Patterson ; Howardena Pindell ; Jamea Richmond-Edwards ; Deborah Roberts ; Lanecia A. Rouse ; Tschabalala Self ; Vitus Shell ; Devan Shimoyama ; David Shrobe ; Lorna Simpson ; Nyugen E. Smith ; Paul Anthony Smith ; Shinique Smith ; Mickalene Thomas ; Kara Walker ; Didier William ; Kandis Williams. "Published in conjunction with the exhibition Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage, organized by the Frist Art Museum, Nashville"--Colophon Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
also also also and and and: Digital Stitches and the Collage as Glitch / Anita N. Bateman, PhD. Hurston's Law, or a Philosophy of Display / Richard J. Powell, PhD -- Cultural Legacies and the Transformation of the Cubist Collage Aesthetic by Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Other African American Artists / Patricia Hills -- Changing Currents and Charting New Courses: Collage and Visioning of Black Histories and Memories / Rebecca VanDiver, PhD -- Pon tu mano con la mia: Rhizomatic Pathways and Collage / Maria Elena Ortiz -- Meditations on the Multivalence of Black Womanhood / Valerie Cassel Oliver -- Minor Figures, Continuous Tension / Tiffany E. Barber, PhD -- also also also and and and: Digital Stitches and the Collage as Glitch / Anita N. Bateman, PhD.
Summary:
"The first major catalogue of contemporary Black American collage, Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Art brings together over sixty-five works of art by fifty artists that reflect the breadth and complexity of Black identity. Rather than casting their work solely in terms of a racial discourse that often portrays African Americans as a monolith, these artists employ collage to convey the intersecting facets of their lived experiences that combine to make whole individuals. Building on a technique that has roots in European and American traditions-used by canonical figures from Picasso and Hannah Hoch to Robert Rauschenberg and Romare Bearden-the artists have assembled pieces of paper, photographs, fabrics, and other often salvaged materials to create unified compositions that express the endless possibilities of Black-constructed narratives despite the fragmentation of our times. As artist Deborah Roberts asserts, "With collage, I can create a more expansive and inclusive view of the Black cultural experience." In addition to eight scholarly essays, the book features 140 color images of work by artists including McArthur Binion, Mark Bradford, Zoe Charlton, Tomashi Jackson, Arthur Jafa, Rashid Johnson, Yashua Klos, Kerry James Marshall, Wangechi Mutu, Lovie Olivia, Ebony Patterson, Howardena Pindell, Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Deborah Roberts, Tschabalala Self, Devan Shimoyama, David Shrobe, Lorna Simpson, Nyugen Smith, Paul Anthony Smith, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, and others. Short biographies written by honor students at Fisk University accompany each artist's entry, concluding a comprehensive and inclusive look at collage today"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.