Revelation : a journey into abstraction / Michelle D. Commander [and 9 others]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Commander, Michelle D., 1978-

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.), host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Abstract.

African American artists--Exhibitions.

African American artists.

geometric abstraction.

Physical Description:

251 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Journey into abstraction

Place of Publication:

New York : Rizzoli Electa ; National Museum of African American History & Culture, 2026.

Summary:

Celebrates the expansive creativity of Black artists who have contributed to the rich fabric of abstraction through artworks in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Contents:

Introduction : beyond the surface / Michelle D. Commander

The tension of color and the space in-between : building the abstraction collection / Tuliza Fleming

The impression of bodies : making meaning through materials / Sarah Gordon

Natural world refracted / Adebunmi Gdadebo on David Drake

Colored surfaces / Rashid Johnson on Sam Gilliam

The shape of sound / Thelma Golden and Hallie Ringle on Mavis Pusey

Dreams deferred / Shinique Smith on Martha Jane Pettway

Transcendent visions / Lauren Haynes on Alma Thomas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition Revelation: a journey into abstraction, National Museum of African American History & Culture, March 2026-June 2028.

ISBN:

0847876209

9780847876204

OCLC:

1529584103