Racism: An American Family Value
Alexander Campos, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. and Alexander Campos
This exhibition investigates how visual artists have used the printed word in their artistic practice to address one of the country’s oldest and most challenging social problems. Mixing humor with subversive symbolism, the art exhibited reveals the vast reach of contemporary book art as practiced by a wide spectrum of American culture.
Exhibition Checklist:
Manuel Accevedo
Military Stream
(2008) Mixed media
Monkey Business
(2008) Mixed media
Tomie Arai
Remixed (detail from instalation)
(2003) Silk screen
Resident Aliens: Magnetic Poetry Project
(2004) Silkscreen
Jamil Azim
The Book of What… Plain Insanity or Just Evil
(2009) Rope, fabric, plastic wrap container
Karen Baldner
Mix & Match
(2000) Ink drawing
Ben Blount
ABC: An Abecedarium of Black Culture
(2005) Letterpress from polymer plates
Africans in America
(2009) Offset print
H.N.I.C
(2007) Letterpress from polymer plates
Michael Paul Britto
Poor Choices in Life and Speak, 1-8
(2009) Vinyl on mirror, 8 mirrors
United by Hate, 1-9
(2009) Vinyl on mirror, 9 mirrors
Josely Carvalho
Does Culture (Box of Ancestors)
(1990) Inkjet print on acetate, paper, text, light, mirror, woman’s handbag
My Body is My Country
(1991) Silkscreen and offset on paper with acetate cover box
Irene Chan
Asian American? Project
(2007) 35 business cards, print media on paper
Maureen Cummins
Anatomy of Insanity
(2003) Letterpress printed book
The Business is Suffering
(2003) Letterpress and silksceen
Rory Golden
See Related Story: the Murder of JR Warden
(2007) Mixed media drawings and audomobile rearview mirrors
Ken Gonzales-Day
Erased Lynching Series
(2006) Lightjet prints mounted on cardstock
Hang Trees
(2006) Printed booklet
Stop Lynching (Buttons)
(2006) Buttons
Caren Heft
The Blues and Juives of Dr. Hepcat
(1994) Letterpress on Root River Mill papers; sewn binding
Text by Alan Govenar
The CORE of James Farmer
(2003) Letterpress on Root River Mill iris and daphne papers; sewn binding
Text by Detine L. Bowers
The Life and Poems of Osceola Mays
(1989) Letterpress on Root River Mill abaca papers; bound on vellum tapes; contains a tape of Osceola Mays reciting her poems and singing spirituals
Text by Alan Govenar
Barbara Henry
Love & Violence
(2009) Letterpress / Linolium cuts
Jayson Keeling
Annihilating Rhythm (a portrait of Grace Jones)
(2007) Glitter and debris on canvas
Maureen Kelleher
James
(2002) Paint, paper and engraving on wood
James II, Reprise
(2008) Mixed media: paper, wood, paint, engraving on wood
Glenn Ligon
Untitled
(1992) Soft ground etching, aquatint, spit bite, and sugar lift on paper, Four units
Miguel Luciano
Cracker Juan
(1998) Archival Inkjet Epson print
Jason Lujan
Selections from the American Indian Activist Handbook
(2004) Inkjet on newsprint, t-pins
Clifton Meador
The Long Slow March
(1996) Offset lithography
Douglas Miles/Apache Skateboards
Happiness is a Warm Gun… Bang bang shoot shoot
(2009) Screen-print
Shervone Neckles
Primary I
(2004) Fabric, polyester filling, wood / iron desk and book
Soldier Stories
(2007) Double accordion fold, mounted board covered with green linen
Jessica Peterson
Cause and Effect
(2009) Letterpress printed on handmade paper
Adrian Piper
Forget it!
(1991) Color offset lithograph
Rosae Reeder
Abecediary
(2009) Letterpress and ink jet
Philosophy of Race: altered race cards
(2009) Inkjet
Lisa Beth Robinson
Drowning
(2009) Letterpress and linoleum cut
Karina Aguilera Skvirsky
North East South (detail from installation)
(2008) Photography and video
Danny Tisdale
The Last African American in the 22nd Century
(1994) Offset printed
Kara Walker
Freedom, A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times
(1997) Bound volume of offset lithographs and five laser-cut, pop-up silhouettes on black card stock, leather binding
Kara Walker
(1997) Hardcover book with gold leaf cover
Shu-Ju Wang
Nigrum
(2004) Print gocco
Pocket Atlas for Travelers
(2002) Print gocco, gouache, acrylic
Carrie Mae Weems
Made for Him, Made for Her
(1995) C-prints and etched glass
Lynne Yamamoto
Impressions
(1993) Pressed paper and paper pulp
Film Night
Proceed and Be Bold! Feature Documentary on Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Wednesday, August 5, 6:30 pm
Artist Talk:
With Nicole Caruth. Featuring artists from the exhibition.
Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 pm
Gallery Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm
Saturday, 10am-4pm
Admission to the galleries is free.
Support for the Center for Book Arts’ visual arts programming is provided, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
