Gary Simmons : public enemy

Simmons, Gary 1964- (artist.). Collingwood, Jadine, 1985- (editor,, essay contributor.). Morales, René, (editor.). Golden, Thelma, (essay contributor.). Jafa, Arthur, (essay contributor.). Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago, Ill.), (host institution,, organizer.). Pérez Art Museum Miami, (host institution,, organizer.).

Summary: Covering 30 years of sculptures, paintings, works on paper, large-scale wall drawings, installations and site-specific works, this book presents the art of Gary Simmons, one of the most respected artists of his generation. Since the late 1980s, Simmons has played a key role in situating questions of race, class and gender identity within art discourse. He is notable for combining pop-cultural imagery with conceptual artistic strategies to expose and analyze histories of racism inscribed in US visual culture. Over the course of his career, Simmons has revealed traces of these histories in the fields of sports, cinema, literature, music, and architecture and urbanism while drawing on popular genres such as hip-hop, horror and science fiction. His approach is cool and unflinching in its interrogation of historical and cultural narratives, yet the results consistently deliver a strong emotional charge. This publication offers readers the opportunity to gain a holistic understanding of the complex, profoundly moving work of this influential artist. Exhibition: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA (10.06. - 01.10.2023) / P©♭rez Art Museum Miami, USA (23.11.2023 - 14.04.2024)

Record details

ISBN: 1636810861
ISBN: 9781636810867
Physical Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
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Publisher: Chicago, IL : Museum of Contemporary Art ; New York, NY : DelMonico Books + D.A.P., [2023]
Distributor: New York, NY : DelMonico Books, available through ARTBOOK/D.A.P.
Copyright: ©2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, USA (June 13-October1 2023) and the P©♭rez Art Museum Miami, USA (December 5 2023-April 24 2024), and organized by the same museums.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Directors' foreword -- Acknowledgments -- The theater of redemption: History and memory in the work of Gary Simmons / Ren©♭ Morales -- Sonic bassline: A conversation with Gary Simmons / Thelma Golden -- 1964 / Jadine Collingwood -- The ghosts that haunt our ruins / Seph Rodney -- Slippery ground, sousrealism, and the specter of justice: Gary Simmons's disruptive groundwork / Nicholas Mirzoeff -- Recapturing memories: A conversation with Gary Simmons / Arthur Jaffa -- Plates -- Reflection of a future past: A visual chronology / Jack Schneider -- Ever forward / Franklin Sirmans -- Exhibition checklist -- Biography and selected exhibition history -- Selected biography -- Contributors.