Bisa Butler: Portraits

Warren, Erica [Editor]; Butler, Bisa [Contributor]; Carter, Jordan [Contributor]; Ko, Isabella [Contributor]; Wije, Michele [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 0300254318 / ISBN 13: 9780300254310

Published by Art Institute of Chicago, 2020

About this Item

Very Good blue cloth boards with pink lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and square; Contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 95 pp. Index.

Seller Inventory # 046394

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bisa Butler: Portraits
• Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300254318
• ISBN 13: 9780300254310
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 27 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Arts/ Crafts::

About this title

Synopsis

A beautifully illustrated look at the work of one of today’s most exciting artists
 
Bisa Butler (b. 1973) is an American artist who creates arresting and psychologically nuanced portraits composed entirely of vibrantly colored and patterned fabrics that she cuts, layers, and stitches together. Often depicting scenes from African American life and history, Butler invites viewers to invest in the lives of the people she represents while simultaneously expanding art-historical narratives about American quiltmaking. Situating her interdisciplinary work within the broader history of textiles, photography, and contemporary art, contributions by a group of scholars—and entries by the artist herself—illuminate Butler’s approach to color, use of African-print fabrics, and wide-ranging sources of inspiration. Offering an in-depth exploration of one of America’s most innovative contemporary artists, this volume will serve as a primary resource that both introduces Butler’s work and establishes a scholarly foundation for future research.
 
Distributed for the Art Institute of Chicago
 
Exhibition Schedule:
  Katonah Museum of Art, New York
(March 15–October 4, 2020)
 
Art Institute of Chicago
(November 14, 2020–September 6, 2021)

About the Author

Erica Warren is associate curator in the Department of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago.