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Additional authors

1. Gartenfeld, Alex
2. Moreno, Gean, 1972-
3. Mercer, Kobena, 1960-
4. Shaked, Nizan
5. Tate, Greg
6. Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution

Description

1. 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color); 30 x 21 cm

Summary

1. "One of the great conceptual artists of the twenty-first century, Terry Adkins (1953-2014) was renowned for his pioneering work across mediums, from sculpture, drawing, and site-specific installation to photography, video, and performance. 'Terry Adkins: Infinity is Always Less Than One' accompanies the first institutional posthumous exhibition of Adkins's sculptural production. While Adkins is often recognized for his musical and performative practice, this exhibition focuses on his complex memorials and monuments to historical figures. The exhibition showcases four of his major series, dedicated to four distinct figures: Bessie Smith, John Brown, Zora Neale Hurston, and Jimi Hendrix. These series are presented alongside a group of early sculptures to reveal the development of Adkins' mature practice."

Alternative title

1. Infinity is always less than one

Subject

1. Conceptual art
2. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014
3. African American sculpture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 21st century > Exhibitions
4. Conceptual art > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
5. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014 > Criticism and interpretation
6. African American artists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 20th century > Exhibitions
7. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014 > Themes, motives
8. African American artists > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 21st century > Exhibitions
9. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014 > Exhibitions
10. African American sculpture > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > 20th century > Exhibitions
11. Conceptual art > United States > 21st century > Exhibitions
12. Sculpture, Abstract > United States > 20th century > Exhibitions
13. Sculpture, Abstract > United States > 21st century > Exhibitions
14. Exhibition catalogs
15. Black author
16. Installations (Art) > 21st century > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Exhibition catalogs.

Contents

1. Foreword / Alex Gartenfeld -- Introduction : infinity is many / Alex Gartenfeld -- Terry Adkins : between assemblage and abstraction / Kobena Mercer -- Terry Adkins's paratactical monuments / Gean Moreno -- Animating a still history : the past's presence in the work of Terry Adkins / Nizan Shaked -- The totemic altars and nomadic song lines of Terry Adkins / Greg Tate -- Early works and altar encore -- Belted bronze -- Deeper still, afterflame, riddle of the Sphinx -- The principalities -- List of works -- Contributors.

Call number

1. Sc F 19-481

Note

1. Editor names from colophon.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

1. Text in English.

Author

1. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014, artist.

Title

1. Terry Adkins : infinity is always less than one / editors: Alex Gartenfeld, Gean Moreno.

Publisher

1. Miami, Florida : Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, 2019.

Distributor

1. [Durham, North Carolina] : Duke University Press

Manufacturer

1. Bruges [Belgium] : die Keure

Copyright date

1. ©2019

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Event

1. "Terry Adkins: Infinity is Always Less Than One" : May 17-September 23, 2019, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida, United States.

Language

1. Text in English.

Local subject

1. Black author.

Place of publication

1. United States Florida Miami.

Added author

1. Adkins, Terry, 1953-2014. Works. Selections.
2. Gartenfeld, Alex, editor, curator, author.
3. Moreno, Gean, 1972- editor, curator, author.
4. Mercer, Kobena, 1960- author.
5. Shaked, Nizan, author.
6. Tate, Greg, author.
7. Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, issuing body, publisher, organizer, host institution.

ISBN

1. 9780996690638 (hardcover)
2. 0996690638 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. Sc F 19-481
2. JQF 19-1180