Michael Richards : are you down? /
"American artist Michael Richards (1963-2001) was born in Brooklyn and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Integral to a generation of Black artists emerging in the 1990s, Richards' work gestures toward reprieve from social injustices, often in the context of the historic and ongoing oppression o...
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| Language: | English |
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New York City, NY : Miami, FL :
Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA) ; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "American artist Michael Richards (1963-2001) was born in Brooklyn and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Integral to a generation of Black artists emerging in the 1990s, Richards' work gestures toward reprieve from social injustices, often in the context of the historic and ongoing oppression of Black people. Richards' exploration of freedom and escape centered on themes of flight and aviation, which he engaged with through the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen, Greek mythology, Christianity and African and African American folklore. His nascent career was cut short on September 11, 2001 when he was killed while working in his Lower Manhattan Cultural Council studio in the World Trade Center. This monograph, published on the occasion of the major touring retrospective exhibition Are You Down?, centers his life and work by attending to the historical and contemporary significance of his practice. An invaluable resource on the artist, the publication is amplified by an expansive critical essay by editors Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin, essays by acclaimed writer Edwidge Danticat and curator Franklin Sirmans, as well as an interview with the artist's cousin and steward of his estate, Dawn Dale"-- |
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| Item Description: | Published by the Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA) and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA North Miami) on the occasion of the traveling retrospective Michael Richards: Are You Down?, curated by Alex Fialho and Melissa Levin and exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida (April 21-October 10, 2021), the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh (March 4-July 23, 2023), and The Bronx Museum, New York (September 8, 2023- January 7, 2024). |
| Physical Description: | 295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781954939042 1954939043 |