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Beschreibung
A rich reconsideration of a short-lived but visionary voice in twentieth-century American painting and his enduring relevance Bob Thompson (1937-1966) came to critical acclaim in the late 1950s for paintings of unparalleled figurative complexity and chromatic intensity. Thompson drew upon the Western art-historical canon to formulate a highly personal, expressive language. Tracing the African American artist's prolific, yet tragically brief, transatlantic career, this volume examines Thompson's outlier status and pays close attention to his sustained engagements with themes of community, visibility, and justice. As the contributors contextualize the artist's ambitions and his unique creative process, they reposition Thompson as a predecessor to contemporary artists such as Kerry James Marshall and Kehinde Wiley. Featuring an array of artwork, and never-before-published poems and archival materials, this study situates Thompson's extraordinary output within ongoing dialogues about the politics of representation. Published in association with Colby College Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
>Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
>High Museum of Art, Atlanta
>Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
(October 9, 2022-January 8, 2023)
A rich reconsideration of a short-lived but visionary voice in twentieth-century American painting and his enduring relevance Bob Thompson (1937-1966) came to critical acclaim in the late 1950s for paintings of unparalleled figurative complexity and chromatic intensity. Thompson drew upon the Western art-historical canon to formulate a highly personal, expressive language. Tracing the African American artist's prolific, yet tragically brief, transatlantic career, this volume examines Thompson's outlier status and pays close attention to his sustained engagements with themes of community, visibility, and justice. As the contributors contextualize the artist's ambitions and his unique creative process, they reposition Thompson as a predecessor to contemporary artists such as Kerry James Marshall and Kehinde Wiley. Featuring an array of artwork, and never-before-published poems and archival materials, this study situates Thompson's extraordinary output within ongoing dialogues about the politics of representation. Published in association with Colby College Museum of Art

Exhibition Schedule:

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
>Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago
>High Museum of Art, Atlanta
>Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
(October 9, 2022-January 8, 2023)
Über den Autor
Diana Tuite is the Katz Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Colby College Museum of Art.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Kunstgeschichte
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780300253368
ISBN-10: 0300253362
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Redaktion: Tuite, Diana K.
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 273 x 216 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Diana K. Tuite
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.08.2021
Gewicht: 1,012 kg
Artikel-ID: 120330193