"First published on the occasion of the exhibition Purvis Young, organized by the Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation, December 5th 2018 - June 29th, 2019"--Title page verso. "Purvis Young" : December 5, 2018-June 29, 2019, Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami, Florida, United States.
Contents:
Introduction / [entries: Laura Randall & Juan Valadez]. Introduction / Juan Valadez -- Artwork Plates / César Trasobares -- Put All This Down / Barbara N. Young -- Interview with Purvis Young / Hans Ulrich Obrist -- Inside Man / Rashid Johnson -- Purvis Young / Franklin Sirmans -- Wringing the Glyph / Gean Moreno -- Artwork Plates / [entries: Laura Randall & Juan Valadez].
Summary:
This publication, the first comprehensive monograph on the paintings of Purvis Young (1943-2010), collects 254 works by the Miami-born African American artist known for his lyrical depictions of current and historical events. A self-educated artist who began drawing while incarcerated as a teenager, Young became widely known in Florida in the early 1970s with his large-scale murals consisting of paintings on scrap wood, metal and book pages, which he nailed to the walls of abandoned buildings in the Overtown neighborhood of Miami's downtown. Surveying paintings from throughout his career, the book is thematically arranged in 14 chapters illustrating various stages of life and concerns present in Young's work. The book also includes an interview with Young conducted by Hans Ulrich Obrist in 2005, along with essays by Rashid Johnson, Gean Moreno, Franklin Sirmans, César Trasobares and Barbara N. Young.
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.