Joyce J. Scott
Subtitle: Harriet Tubman and other truths
By: Lowery Stokes Sims, Patterson Sims, Seph Rodney
Contributors: Sims, Lowery Stokes, author, interviewer; Sims, Patterson, author; Rodney, Seph, author; Grounds for Sculpture
Publisher: Grounds for Sculpture
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780966564488
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: In art; Quilts in art; Exhibitions; Beads in art; Criticism and interpretation; Modern Sculpture; African American women artists; Textile crafts; African American sculpture; Themes, motives
Other titles: Harriet Tubman and other truths
Description: The most comprehensive publication available to date on the work of Baltimore-based, African American artist Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), this beautiful monograph features more than 60 works from the last 45 years, including 12 new pieces based upon Harriet Tubman. Exploring subjects of representation, politics and topical events involving African Americans and oppressed people worldwide, 'Joyce J. Scott: Harriet Tubman and Other Truths' showcases the beauty of Scott's art, mastery of her materials and provocative worldviews. Essays by co-curators Lowery Stokes Sims and Patterson Sims, an interview with the artist and commentary by Seph Rodney provide rich narrative and context. Exhibition: Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, USA (20.10.2017-01.04.2018).
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, October 20, 2017-April 1, 2018.

Includes an interview with the artist, conducted by Lowery Stokes Sims.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173).
Table of contents: title: Director's Foreword  -- Gary Garrido Schneider; title: Joyce J. Scott: Art/Life  -- Patterson Sims; title: Plates --; title: Another Kind of Open  -- Seph Rodney; title: Chronicle of an Installation: Harriet's Closet  -- Lowery Stokes Sims; title: Joyce J. Scott in Conversation with Lowery Stokes Sims --; title: Artist's Biography, Exhibition History, and Selected Bibliography --; title: Exhibition Checklist --; title: Photography Credits --; title: 'Liz as Harriet' -- Joyce J. Scott.