Jack Whitten: Odyssey

Focusing on one of the most important artists of his generation, Odyssey features the sculptures made by Jack Whitten over the past 50 years of his career, as well as the Black Monolith series of paintings, and Whitten's own archival photographs documenting his life and process. The catalogue also includes major new texts and contributions from curators, philosophers and art historians and an interview with Whitten himself.The texts come from exhibition curators Katy Siegel and Kelly Baum, as well as contributions from philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, art historians Richard Shiff and Kellie Jones, a lengthy biographical interview with Whitten by art historian Courtney J. Martin and the essay "Why Do I Carve Wood?" by the artist himself.
ISBN 9781941366172. Gregory R. Miller & Co.. hb. 192 pages, 161 colour. 24.1 x 29.2 cm.
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