Ouattara Watts
The multimedia artistās first-ever thorough monograph, teeming with cosmograms, numerals and other relics
This volume is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of Ouattara Watts (born 1957). Over the course of nearly four decades, the Abidjanāborn, New Yorkābased artist has developed a painting practice that places cosmograms, numerals, cloth and other symbols and relics from around the world into relation with each other, leveling hierarchies and creating new relations in the process. Alongside traditional mediums such as acrylic and gouache, the artist embeds materials from a kaleidoscopic range of sources in his monumental, densely layered canvases: papier-mĆ¢chĆ©, fallen leaves, textiles gleaned from flea markets and photographic reproductions, among others. This volume features essays by writer Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, curator Lawrence Rinder and artist Dieter Buchhart, as well as a conversation between the artist and curator-critic KJ Abuduāthe first longform interview with the artist since his 1995 dialogue with Okwui Enwezor.
Publisher ā : ā Karma Books, New York (January 21, 2025)
Language ā : ā English
Hardcover ā : ā 496 pages
ISBN-10 ā : ā 1961883082
ISBN-13 ā : ā 978-1961883086
Item Weight ā : ā 2.5 pounds
Dimensions ā : ā 10.25 x 11 inches
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The multimedia artistās first-ever thorough monograph, teeming with cosmograms, numerals and other relics
This volume is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of Ouattara Watts (born 1957). Over the course of nearly four decades, the Abidjanāborn, New Yorkābased artist has developed a painting practice that places cosmograms, numerals, cloth and other symbols and relics from around the world into relation with each other, leveling hierarchies and creating new relations in the process. Alongside traditional mediums such as acrylic and gouache, the artist embeds materials from a kaleidoscopic range of sources in his monumental, densely layered canvases: papier-mĆ¢chĆ©, fallen leaves, textiles gleaned from flea markets and photographic reproductions, among others. This volume features essays by writer Kaelen Wilson-Goldie, curator Lawrence Rinder and artist Dieter Buchhart, as well as a conversation between the artist and curator-critic KJ Abuduāthe first longform interview with the artist since his 1995 dialogue with Okwui Enwezor.
Publisher ā : ā Karma Books, New York (January 21, 2025)
Language ā : ā English
Hardcover ā : ā 496 pages
ISBN-10 ā : ā 1961883082
ISBN-13 ā : ā 978-1961883086
Item Weight ā : ā 2.5 pounds
Dimensions ā : ā 10.25 x 11 inches
