Beverly Buchanan: Ruination and Regeneration (Hardcover)

Hardcover. Known for her shack sculptures and land installations across her native Georgia, Buchanan embraces Southern vernacular architecture as emblematic of Black American historyPublished with Andrew Edlin Gallery.At the heart of Beverly Buchanans (born 1940) work is a belief in transformation. Her art speaks to cycles of collapse and rebirthof buildings, of landscapes, of lives. Ruination and Regeneration examines Buchanans major bodies of work, including her abstract paintings of 1970s New York, her cast-concrete frustules, her site-specific installations such as Marsh Ruins and her acclaimed shack sculpturestributes to the handmade homes of Black tenant farmers in the rural South. Featuring essays, interviews, poems, archival materials and Buchanans own writings, this volume offers a rich and multifaceted reflection of her deeply personal and politically charged oeuvre. Ruination and Regeneration not only honors Buchanans legacy but also reframes how we see memory, place and the power of making art from what remains. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.