Research Catalog

Title

Latent tapestries : Nate Lewis / [essay, Niama Safia Sandy].

Author

Lewis, Nate, 1985-

Publication

• New York, NY : Fridman Gallery, 2020.
• ©2020.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Sandy, Niama Safia
• Fridman Gallery (New York, N.Y.), host institution, publisher.

Description

49 pages : color illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

"Fridman Gallery presents the first solo exhibition in New York by Nate Lewis. Combining elements of photography, sculpture, frottage, ink, and graphite drawings, Lewis' intricately carved works on paper reflect his experience as a critical-care nurse and challenge perspectives on race and history. Treating the paper as an organism, he sculpts patterns and textures akin to cellular tissue and uncovers anatomies of photographed subjects. Interacting with images is an act of care, Lewis said. "I explore and question the history of the subject, mirroring the abilities of diagnostic lenses in my own language of seeing and listening. The textures and patterns I create resonate with the rhythms and sounds I listen to." Latent Tapestries brings together Lewis' application of medical diagnostics and its visual language; exploration of granularity of photographic images and paper; responses to the current political landscape; and the critical role of sound and music - specifically jazz - as a conduit in connecting shared histories and futures. This exhibition includes new works in the ongoing Signaling series depicting black figures in motion; a new body of work, Probing the Land, an examination of Confederate monuments; street scenes from Trump's campaign rallies and inauguration; and an early collage using electrocardiogram strips from patients he took care of... Nate Lewis (b. 1985, Beaver Falls, PA) explores history through patterns, textures, and rhythm, creating meditations of celebration and lamentations. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from VCU, and practiced critical-care nursing in DC-area hospitals for nine years. Lewis' first artistic pursuit was playing the violin in 2008, followed by drawing in 2010. Since 2017 he has lived and worked in New York City." -- Contemporaryand.com.

Subject

• Lewis, Nate, 1985- > Exhibitions
• 1900-2999
• 2000-2099
• Art, American > 21st century > Exhibitions
• African American art > 21st century > Exhibitions
• Black people in art
• African American artists > New York (State) > New York > Exhibitions
• Art, American

Genre/Form

• Art.
• Exhibition catalogs.

Note

• Published on the occasion of Latent Tapestries, March 1-April 5, 2020, Fridman Gallery, New York.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Foreword / Iliya Fridman -- Standard of care / Niama Safia Sandy -- Latent tapestries -- [Bios].

Call Number

Sc F 21-177

ISBN

• 9781648266614
• 1648266614

OCLC

1241539519

Author

Lewis, Nate, 1985- artist, author.

Title

Latent tapestries : Nate Lewis / [essay, Niama Safia Sandy].

Imprint

New York, NY : Fridman Gallery, 2020.

Copyright Date

©2020.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Chronological Term

1900-2999

2000-2099

Local Subject

Black author.

Added Author

Sandy, Niama Safia, writer of essay.

Fridman Gallery (New York, N.Y.), host institution, publisher.

Research Call Number

Sc F 21-177