Outerworlds : Vian Sora / edited by Tyler Blackwell and Owen Duffy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sora, Vian, 1976- artist.

Contributor:

Blackwell, Tyler, editor, curator.

Duffy, Owen, editor, curator.

Glisson, James, curator.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, host institution.

Speed Art Museum, host institution.

Asia Society. Texas Center, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sora, Vian, 1976---Exhibitions.

Sora, Vian.

Genre:

exhibition catalogs.

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

112 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm

Other Title:

Vian Sora

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Inventory Press ; Louisville, KY : Speed Art Museum ; Houston, TX : Asia Society Texas, 2026.

Summary:

"Outerworlds is the first monograph to trace the life and career of Iraq-born, Kentucky-based artist Vian Sora. Merging global art traditions, her paintings engage themes of war, exile, survival, and renewal through richly textured, emotionally charged compositions. Surveying a decade of artistic production, this volume follows Sora's path from Baghdad to the American South, illuminating a practice shaped by both personal and geopolitical upheaval. Moving seamlessly between abstraction and figuration, her paintings draw on ancient iconography and lived experience to explore the layered complexities of identity. Sora's work is at once intimate and political--a testament to transformation and resilience"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Vivian Sora: Outerworlds" organized by Tyler Blackwell, Owen Duffy, and James Glisson; held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, June 15-September 7, 2025, Speed Art Museum, October 10, 2025-January 18, 2026, and Asia Society Texas, April 15- August 2, 2026.

ISBN:

1941753841

9781941753842

OCLC:

1514894026