Bisa Butler : portraits /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Warren, Erica, 1982- (Editor, Contributor), Carter, Jordan (Contributor), Ko, Isabella, 1997- (Contributor), Wije, Michele (Contributor), Butler, Bisa, 1973-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2020]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Butler, Bisa, > 1973- > Exhibitions. African Americans in art > Exhibitions. African Americans > Portraits > Exhibitions. Portraits on quilts > Exhibitions. Art quilts > Exhibitions. African Americans in art. Exhibition catalogs.

Table of 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.