My soul has grown deep : black art from the American South
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Finley Cheryl ; Griffey Randall R. ; Peck Amelia ; Pinckney Darryl (1953-....) ; Metropolitan museum of art ;
- Editeurs : New York, New York [etc.] The Metropolitan Museum of Art ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2018
- ISBN : 978-1-58839-609-9
- Sujets : Art noir américain -- Catalogues d'exposition -- États-Unis (sud) 20e siècle
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (116 p.), : Ill. en coul., jaquette ill. en coul., 27 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Ce catalogue est publié conjointement avec 'Histoire refusée de mourir: faits saillants du cadeau de la Fondation Souls Grown Deep', présenté au Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York du 22 mai au 23 septembre 2018. ; Bibliogr. p. 99. Index
Résumé
Une source inconnue indique : 'My Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical significance of self-taught Black artists, many working under conditions of poverty and isolation, in the American South. It features paintings and drawings, mixed-media and sculptural works, and quilts, including pieces ranging from the pioneering paintings of Thornton Dial (1928-2016) to the renowned quilts made in Gee's Bend, Alabama. Nearly 60 remarkable works of art--originally collected by the Souls Grown Deep Foundation--are illustrated alongside insightful texts that situate them in the context of rural Southern life, simultaneously revealing their connections to mainstream contemporary art while considering them on their own terms. Art historians Cheryl Finley, Randall R. Griffey, and Amelia Peck illuminate the artists' novel use of found or salvaged materials and the striking graphic aesthetic of the quilts, while a thoughtful essay by novelist Darryl Pinckney provides the historical and political context of the American South, during and after the Civil Rights era, in which this art is grounded. Each of the works, described and outstandingly illustrated, tells a remarkable story of artists who faced enormous difficulties, and whose creativity and determination produced extraordinary and unique forms of artistic expression'