Sanford Biggers : codeswitch /

Sanford Biggers : codeswitch /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Bronx, New York : The Bronx Museum of the Arts ; New Haven, CT : ; London : in association with Yale University Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	xiii, 173 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Biggers, Sanford -- Exhibitions. Biggers, Sanford. Installations (Art) -- 21st century -- Exhibitions. Mixed media (Art) -- United States -- 21st century -- Exhibitions. Quilts in art -- 21st century. Installations (Art) Mixed media (Art) United States. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12241133

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Varying Form of Title:	Codeswitch Code switch
Other uniform titles:	Andersson, Andrea, Bessa, Antonio Sergio, Biggers, Sanford. Works. Selections.
Other authors / contributors:	Bronx Museum of the Arts, host institution, publisher. Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, La.), host institution. California African-American Museum, host institution.
ISBN:	0300248644 9780300248647
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	"Sanford Biggers (b. 1970) is a Harlem-based artist working in various media including painting, sculpture, video, and performance. He describes his practice as 'code-switching'--mixing disparate elements to create layers of meaning--to account for his wide-ranging interests. This catalogue focuses on a series of repurposed quilts (many made in the 19th century) that embodies this interest in mixture. Informed by the significance of quilts to the Underground Railroad, Biggers transforms the quilts into new works using materials such as paint, tar, glitter, and charcoal to add his own layers of codes, whether they be historical, political, or purely artistic. Insightful essays survey Biggers's career, his art in relation to music, and the history upon which the series draws. Also featured is a short yet powerful graphic essay by an award-winning illustrator that introduces the layered meanings inherent in the art and craft of quilting"--Page 4 of cover.

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Call Number:	f N6537.B522A4 2020
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