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Jack Whitten (Hardcover)
Udo Kittelmann, Sven Beckstette
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Jack Whitten's alluring and inventive paintings are part of the
collections of some of the world's most prominent museums and
galleries-but this profoundly inventive artist worked primarily
under the radar for most of his life. This book, conceived with
Whitten's collaboration shortly before his death in 2018, brings
his work into focus, highlighting in particular the themes of
history, politics, and music. As a young man in Alabama, Whitten
was angered by the racism he experienced. When he moved to New York
City, he was inspired by the Abstract Expressionists dominating the
art scene there. This book examines Whitten's influences and
alliances-including his relationship to his mentors Norman Lewis
and Willem de Kooning-to trace how the artist never stopped
experimenting and innovating. His riotously colorful oils gave way
to massive acrylic "Slab" paintings. These were followed by
kaleidoscopic mosaic paintings that capture and redirect light; the
"Black Monoliths" series, memorializing Whitten's personal heroes;
and his later works, which embrace technology and the digital age.
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