This book examines race, representation and the contested cultural construction of identity. The black body has been everywhere in evidence in painting, film, photography -- even cookie jars and lawn ornaments -- and at the same time been rendered invisible. The artists in this exhibition, beginning with Maria Howard Weeden's 1895 portraits of ex-slaves, reflect upon the vicissitudes of the representation of the black body over the century. The artists whose work has been selected include: Emma Amos, Romare Howard Bearden, ...
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This book examines race, representation and the contested cultural construction of identity. The black body has been everywhere in evidence in painting, film, photography -- even cookie jars and lawn ornaments -- and at the same time been rendered invisible. The artists in this exhibition, beginning with Maria Howard Weeden's 1895 portraits of ex-slaves, reflect upon the vicissitudes of the representation of the black body over the century. The artists whose work has been selected include: Emma Amos, Romare Howard Bearden, Michael Ray Charles, Robert Colescott, Renee Cox, Leslie Dill, Leon Golub, Renee Green, Lyle Ashton, Isaac Julien, Peter Williams, Kara Walker, and others.
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Fine; Collectible. Softcover exhibition catalog. Published in 1999; 46 pages, illustrated. Printed in an edition of 1500 copies. Contents: Looking forward looking black / Jo Anna Isaak; Naked scene/seen naked: performing the Hott-en-tot / Marily JimeĢnez; Bill Traylor / Ingrid Schaffner; Works by the artists--Picturing black / Rob PerreĢe; Beverly McIver / Heather Sealy Lineberry; Measuring content / Emma Amos; Kara Walker and Michael Ray Charles / Christina Elizabeth Sharpe; Class reunion / Peter Williams; Glenn Ligon / Ingrid Schaffner. Bright, clean paperback; about 11 inches tall. No marks or writing to book. No sign of wear or distress.
