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Firelei Báez : trust memory over history /

In her monumental paintings and installations, the Dominican American artist Firelei Báez (born 1981) creates images bursting with symbols from folktales, colonial occupation, legendary creatures and revolutions. She paints images on top of maps, book pages and found ephemera that combine abstractio...

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Uniform Title:Firelei Báez (2023)
Main Authors: Fernández Campa, Marta, 1979- (Author), Shire, Warsan, 1988- (Author), Rasmussen Kielsen, Katrine (Author, Translator)
Other Authors: Bruun, Malou Wedel (Editor), Laustsen, Amalie Marie (Editor), Ussing Seeberg, Mathias (Interviewer, Editor), Jensen, Sussi B. (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:One essay translated from the Kalâtdlisut.
Published: Humlebæk, Denmark : Woflsburg, Germany : Louisiana Museum of Modern Art ; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, [2023]
Subjects:
Báez, Firelei, > 1980- > Exhibitions.
Báez, Firelei, > 1980- > Criticism and interpretation.
Báez, Firelei, > 1980- > Interviews.
African American women artists > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
African American painting > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Painting, Dominican > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, American > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, Black > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, Caribbean > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, Dominican > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, Modern > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Women artists, Black > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Women, Black, in art > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
African American women in art > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Painting, Modern > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Gouache painting > 21st century > Exhibitions.
African diaspora in art > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
African American women artists.
Painting, Modern > 21st century.
Gouache painting > 21st century.
Art > Dominican Republic.
Femmes artistes noires américaines.
Peinture > 21e siècle.
Peinture à la gouache > 21e siècle.
Art > République dominicaine.
Femmes artistes noires américaines > Histoire > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Peinture noire américaine > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art américain > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art noir > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art antillais > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art dominicain > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Art > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Femmes artistes noires > Histoire > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Femmes noires dans l'art > Histoire > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Noires américaines dans l'art > Histoire > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Peinture > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Peinture à la gouache > 21e siècle > Expositions.
Africains > Pays étrangers, dans l'art > Histoire > 21e siècle > Expositions.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.
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Summary:In her monumental paintings and installations, the Dominican American artist Firelei Báez (born 1981) creates images bursting with symbols from folktales, colonial occupation, legendary creatures and revolutions. She paints images on top of maps, book pages and found ephemera that combine abstraction and figuration, personal perspectives with grand historical narratives and Caribbean mythology with science fiction. This colorful publication serves as an introduction to Báez's work. The artist discusses how she interrogates powerful concepts such as truth and history throughout her practice. Special attention is paid to her 'palimpsests,' paintings on top of colonial maps or construction plans for colonial architecture, both of which represent the establishment's notion of objectivity. Inspired by Báez's works, poet Warsan Shire and author Katrine Rasmussen Kielsen contribute texts considering the legacy of colonialism.
Item Description:This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition "Firelei Báez: Trust Memory Over History", Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark, 5 October 2023 - 18 February 2024; Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany, 25 May - 29 September 2024.
Physical Description:89 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9788793659711
8793659717