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Jack Whitten : Cosmic soul

Title

Jack Whitten : Cosmic soul / Richard Shiff.

Author

Shiff, Richard.

Publication

[Germany] : Michaela Unterdörfer, 2022.
©2022

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359 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

This comprehensive monograph surveys the work of Black American artist Jack Whitten, known for his swirling, mosaic-like abstractions and his innovative material experimentations, especially with acrylic paint. Resembling topographical maps, Whitten's works rely heavily on the use of geometry and rhythmic, gestural structures to induce an artistic and spiritual process that he identifies as "mapping the soul." Focusing on pivotal developments over his six-decade career, the publication is generously illustrated with Whitten's vast body of work. Throughout the volume, art historian Richard Shiff provides critical interpretations of Whitten's painting, sculpture and artistic philosophy.

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Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Exhibition catalogs.

Note

Exhibition: Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, Switzerland 10.06. - 29.07.2022.

Contents

Introduction, to Jack -- Image That Comes Out of Matter -- Off the Wire -- I Am the Object -- Soul Space.

Call Number

ND237.W6234

ISBN

9783906915739
3906915735

LCCN

40031522392

OCLC

on1344293845
1344293845
SCSB-14410884

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries