| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm |
| Summary |
"Bisa Butler (b. 1975) is an American artist who creates arresting and psychologically nuanced portraits composed entirely of vibrantly colored and patterned fabrics that she cuts, layers, and stitches together. Often depicting scenes from African American life and history, Butler invites viewers to invest in the lives of the people she represents while simultaneously expanding art-historical narratives about American quiltmaking. Situating her interdisciplinary work within the broader history of textiles, photography, and contemporary art, contributions by a group of scholars--and entries by the artist herself--illuminate Butler's approach to color, use of African-print fabrics, and wide-ranging sources of inspiration. The first monograph on one of America's most innovative contemporary artists, this volume will serve as a primary resource that both introduces Butler's work and establishes a scholarly foundation for future research." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Rearranging memory : Bisa Butler's portraits and the discourse of art history / Erica Warren -- Photography and quiltmaking transformed : a new approach to portraiture / Michèle Wije -- Fabulating blackness : Bisa Butler's fluorescence and Faith Ringgold's black light / Jordan Carter -- Catalogue entries / Bisa Butler, Jordan Carter, Isabella Ko, Erica Warren, Michèle Wije. |
| Exhibitions |
"Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title held at the Art Institute of Chicago, 2020-21. The exhibition was co-organized with the Katonah Museum of Art, where it was on view from March 15 to October 4, 2020"--Title page verso. |
| Subject |
Butler, Bisa, 1973- -- Exhibitions.
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African Americans in art -- Exhibitions.
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African Americans -- Portraits -- Exhibitions.
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Portraits on quilts -- Exhibitions.
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Art quilts -- Exhibitions.
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African American quiltmakers -- Exhibitions.
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Portraits on quilts. (OCoLC)fst01895027
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Art quilts. (OCoLC)fst00815796
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African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
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African Americans in art. (OCoLC)fst00799722
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Warren, Erica, 1982- editor, contributor.
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Butler, Bisa, 1973- artist, contributor.
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Carter, Jordan, contributor.
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Ko, Isabella, 1997- contributor.
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Wije, Michèle, contributor.
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Container of (work): Butler, Bisa, 1973-
Works. Selections.
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Art Institute of Chicago, organizer, host institution.
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Katonah Museum of Art, organizer, host institution.
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| ISBN |
9780300254310 (hardcover) |
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0300254318 (hardcover) |
| Standard No. |
40030447344 |
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