María Magdalena Campos-Pons : behold
Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons (Artist), Carmen Hermo (Editor), Amalia Mesa-Bains (Contributor), Selene Wendt (Contributor), Mazie M. Harris (Contributor), Phillip Townsend (Contributor), Jenée-Daria Strand (Contributor), Brooklyn Museum (Host institution), Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (Host institution), Frist Art Museum (Nashville, Tenn) (Host institution), J. Paul Getty Museum (Host institution, Issuing body)
"María Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. 1959) makes powerful work that holds and beholds the stories of historically silenced peoples and urges societal change. Her journey as an artist, teacher, and activist has taken her from Cuba through the United States, and her autobiographical compositions honor her Nigerian and Chinese ancestors while also facing the future. With an artistic practice that crosses boundaries, intertwines media--from photography to sculpture, film to performance--and references traditions and beliefs ranging from feminism to Santería, Campos-Pons's work is deeply layered and complex. This volume, the first critical look at the artist's oeuvre in nearly two decades, surveys the concerns, materials, and places invoked throughout her forty-year career. Thoughtful essays explore her vibrant, arresting artwork, which confronts issues of agency and the construction of race and belonging and challenges us to reckon with these issues in our own lives"-- Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, 2023
J. Paul Getty Museum ; Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles, New York, 2023