Bisa Butler : portraits / edited by Erica Warren ; contributions by Bisa Butler, Jordan Carter, Isabella Ko, Erica Warren, Michèle Wije.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warren, Erica, 1982- author.

Contributor:

Butler, Bisa, 1973-

Carter, Jordan.

Ko, Isabella, 1997-

Wije, Michèle.

Art Institute of Chicago.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butler, Bisa, 1973---Exhibitions.

Butler, Bisa.

African Americans in art.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

95 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : The Art Institute of Chicago [2020]

Summary:

Bisa Butler (b. 1975) is an American artist who creates arresting and psychologically nuanced portraits composed entirely of vibrantly colored and patterned fabrics that she cuts, layers, and stitches together. Often depicting scenes from African American life and history, Butler invites viewers to invest in the lives of the people she represents while simultaneously expanding art-historical narratives about American quiltmaking. Situating her interdisciplinary work within the broader history of textiles, photography, and contemporary art, contributions by a group of scholars-and entries by the artist herself-illuminate Butler's approach to color, use of African-print fabrics, and wide-ranging sources of inspiration. The first monograph on one of America's most innovative contemporary artists, this volume will serve as a primary resource that both introduces Butler's work and establishes a scholarly foundation for future research. Exhibition: Art Institute of Chicago, USA (14.11.2020 - 18.04.2021).

Contents:

Rearranging memory : Bisa Butler's portraits and the discourse of art history / Erica Warren

Photography and quiltmaking transformed : a new approach to portraiture / Michèle Wije

Fabulating blackness : Bisa Butler's fluorescence and Faith Ringgold's black light / Jordan Carter

Catalogue entries / Bisa Butler, Jordan Carter, Isabella Ko, Erica Warren, Michèle Wije.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, November 14, 2020-April 19, 2021. The exhibition was co-organized with the Katonah Museum of Art, where it was on view from March 15 to October 4, 2020. -- title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300254310

0300254318

OCLC:

1202532761