Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Ancient Future

Taylor Renee Aldridge author Niama Safia Sandy author Adeze Wilford editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami

Publishing:14th Nov '24

£35.00

This title is due to be published on 14th November, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Jamea Richmond-Edwards: Ancient Future cover

Referencing everything from Erykah Badu to ancient Egyptian deities, Jamea Richmond-Edwards creates a brilliant multimedia panorama of Black history Detroit–based artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards (born 1982) creates work in dialogue with Afrofuturism, mythology, history and Black fashion. Her vibrantly colored canvases take inspiration from the AfriCOBRA collective and are layered with collage and portraiture. This catalog follows her largest solo museum exhibition to date, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, and features a monumental painting, several large-scale paintings and a newly commissioned film. Using glitter, fabric and soft sculpture, these paintings depict the artist and her family reimagined as Egyptian deities, encountering dragons and paying homage to Indigenous leaders. The film Ancient Future uses a majorette performance superimposed against the cosmos activated by an experimental jazz soundtrack in collaboration with Richmond-Edwards’ son. The catalog features a selection of stills from the film and a gatefold of the new monumental work.

ISBN: 9798987185223

Dimensions: unknown

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88 pages