Theaster Gates : Black Madonna / edited by Josef Helfenstein and Daniel Kurjaković.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Helfenstein, Josef, editor.

Kurjaković, Daniel, editor.

Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gates, Theaster, 1973---Exhibitions.

Gates, Theaster.

Gates, Theaster, 1973-.

Black Madonnas.

Social practice (Art).

African American women in art.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

167 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Black Madonna

Place of Publication:

Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König ; Basel : Kunstmuseum Basel, [2019]

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.00Exhibition: Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland (09.06. - 21.10.2018).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

On the occasion of an exhibition held at Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, June 9 - October 21, 2018.

Contains:

Gates, Theaster, 1973- Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9783960987246

3960987242

OCLC:

1140944115

Publisher Number:

9783960987246