Noah Davis /

"This striking exhibition catalog celebrates the late artist whose deeply emotional works intermingled realism with abstraction to address complex themes of identity, race, and community. American artist Noah Davis (1983-2015) believed 'painting does something to your soul that nothing els...

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Other Authors:	Fray-Smith, Wells (Editor, Contributor), Malavassi, Paola (Editor, Contributor), Nairne, Eleanor (Editor, Contributor), Molesworth, Helen, 1966- (Contributor), Dumas, Marlene, 1953- (Contributor), Clark, T. J. (Timothy J.) (Contributor), Davis, Karon, 1977- (Contributor), Clemente, Francesco, 1952- (Contributor), Bey, Dawoud, 1953- (Contributor), Campt, Tina, 1964- (Contributor), Moran, Jason (Contributor), Rankine, Claudia, 1963- (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, 2024.
Subjects:	Davis, Noah, > 1983-2015 > Exhibitions. Davis, Noah, > 1983-2015 > Criticism and interpretation. Davis, Noah, > 1983-2015 > Themes, motives. African American painting > 21st century > Exhibitions. Painting, American > 21st century > Exhibitions. African Americans in art > Exhibitions. Peinture américaine > 21e siècle > Expositions. Noirs américains dans l'art > Expositions. Peinture noire américaine > 21e siècle > Expositions. exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated works. Essays. Catalogues d'exposition. Ouvrages illustrés.

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Summary:	"This striking exhibition catalog celebrates the late artist whose deeply emotional works intermingled realism with abstraction to address complex themes of identity, race, and community. American artist Noah Davis (1983-2015) believed 'painting does something to your soul that nothing else can. It is visceral and immediate.' Drawing on art history, personal archives, anonymous photography found in Los Angeles' flea markets, and his own imagination, he compiled a ravishing body of figurative paintings that explore a range of Black life. Alongside his celebrated paintings, Davis made drawings, collages, and sculptures, and co-founded the Underground Museum. This elegantly designed volume documents the span of Davis's career and attends to his commitment to representation in the art world and community engagement at the Underground Museum. Alongside new scholarship from writers, artists, and musicians like Tina M. Campt, Claudia Rankine, Marlene Dumas, and Jason Moran, this catalog features high-quality reproductions of Davis's more widely-known works as well as previously unseen archival material. A vital resource for understanding the depth and significance of his practice, this beautiful publication reveals how humanity, humor, imagination, and above all, people, were the epicenter of Davis's work." --Amazon.
Item Description:	Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name held at DAS MINSK, Potsdam, September 7, 2024-January 5, 2025; Barbican Art Gallery, London, February 6-May 11, 2025; and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, June 8-August 31, 2025. Text by Eleanor Nairne, Helen Molesworth, Marlene Dumas, Paola Malavassi, T.J. Clark, Karon Davis, Francesco Clemente, Dawoud Bey, Tina M. Campt, Jason Moran, Wells Fray-Smith, and Claudia Rankine; chronology compiled by Colm Guo-Lin Peare.
Physical Description:	269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783791377742 3791377744