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Theaster Gates : Black Madonna

Title
Theaster Gates : Black Madonna / edited by Josef Helfenstein and Daniel Kurjaković.
Publication
  • Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König ; Basel : Kunstmuseum Basel, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Helfenstein, Josef
  • Kurjaković, Daniel
  • Gates, Theaster, 1973-
  • Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution
Description
167 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
For his exhibition "Black Madonna" African-American artist Theaster Gates examined representations of black women, cultural legacies and spirituality. With his band, the Black Monks, he also engaged in a multifaceted musical and performative programme. Through pictorial reportage and new essays, the book illuminates the working methods and concepts underlying the project. Exhibition: Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (09.06. - 21.10.2018)
Alternative Title
Black Madonna
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Exhibitions (note)
  • On the occasion of an exhibition held at Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, June 9 - October 21, 2018.
Contents
Director's foreward / Josef Helfenstein -- Black Madonna: a libretto in four acts / Elvira Dyangani Ose -- Voicing your body: Theaster Gates and performance / Daniel Kurjaković -- The working-class Madonna / Theaster Gates in conversation with Josef Helfenstein -- Madonna, museums, and the need for (in)corporation / Theaster Gates.
Call Number
Sc E 22-915
ISBN
  • 9783960987246
  • 3960987242
OCLC
1140944115
Title
Theaster Gates : Black Madonna / edited by Josef Helfenstein and Daniel Kurjaković.
Publisher
Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König ; Basel : Kunstmuseum Basel, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Exhibitions
On the occasion of an exhibition held at Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, June 9 - October 21, 2018.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Helfenstein, Josef, editor.
Kurjaković, Daniel, editor.
Gates, Theaster, 1973- Works. Selections.
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution.
Research Call Number
Sc E 22-915
JNE 21-77
JQE 20-561
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