{"product_id":"howardena-pindell-sarah-louise-cowan-9780300264296","title":"Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring the art and life of this important American artist whose work bridged the gaps between abstraction, feminism, and Blackness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A deeply informative, inventive monograph that adroitly traces Pindell's multi-media practice, the intermingling evolution of her aesthetic and political positions, and the critical context in which her work was received and evaluated.\"--Blake Oetting, \u003ci\u003ecaa.reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating examination of the multifaceted career of artist, activist, curator, and writer Howardena Pindell (b. 1943). It offers a fresh perspective on her abstract practice from the late 1960s through the early 1980s--a period in which debates about Black Power, feminism, and modernist abstraction intersected in uniquely contentious yet generative ways. Sarah Louise Cowan not only asserts Pindell's rightful place within the canon but also recenters dominant historical narratives to reveal the profound and overlooked roles that Black women artists have played in shaping modernist abstraction. Pindell's career acts as a springboard for a broader study of how artists have responded during periods of heightened social activism and used abstraction to convey political urgency. With works that drew on Ghanaian textiles, administrative labor, cosmetics, and postminimalism, Pindell deployed abstraction in deeply personal ways that resonated with collective African diasporic and women's practices. In her groundbreaking analysis, Cowan argues that such work advanced Black feminist modernisms, diverse creative practices that unsettle racist and sexist logics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Louise Cowan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300264291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300264296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.29h x 8.32w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023","brand":"Sarah Louise Cowan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070639042815,"sku":"9780300264296","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44eea74d-ddc5-4d67-9810-c803fb11cec2.jpg?v=1685431492","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/howardena-pindell-sarah-louise-cowan-9780300264296","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}