The World Outside

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Louise Nevelson at Midcentury

By Shirley Reece-Hughes

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The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury offers an in-depth exploration of sculptor Louise Nevelson's life and work, recontextualising her art through the lenses of social movements, travel, and her background in dance and theatre. It examines her monumental wooden sculptures alongside her early experiences with modern dance, avant-garde theatre, and her travels to Mexico and Guatemala, revealing how these influenced her visual language. The book further explores her interest in folk art, architecture, and period furniture, plus her innovative printmaking techniques, while reconsidering her work with respect to the environmental movement. Contributions from contemporary artists and insights from Nevelson's granddaughter deepen understanding of her legacy and spirituality.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in 20th-century American art, sculpture, and cultural history, as well as those fascinated by the intersections of art, dance, theatre, and environmental themes.

A deep dive into the life and work of sculptor Louise Nevelson recontextualizes her art in light of social movements, travel, and her experiences in dance and theater

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A deep dive into the life and work of sculptor Louise Nevelson recontextualizes her art in light of social movements, travel, and her experiences in dance and theatre.

Known for her monumental wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures, Louise Nevelson (1899–1988) was a towering figure in twentieth-century American art. A more nuanced picture of Nevelson emerges in The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury. Discussions about Nevelson’s early involvement with modern dance and subsequent immersion in avant-garde theatre bring new understandings of her drawings and sculptures. A reframing of her travels to Mexico and Guatemala in the early 1950s demonstrates, for the first time, how colonial archaeology haunted her visual language for decades.

Other little-known facets of Nevelson’s life—her interest in folk art, architecture, and period furniture—open up a conversation about the artist’s approach to America’s past material culture. A pioneering examination of Nevelson’s printmaking experiences at Tamarind Lithography Workshop reveals how the artist created alternative modes of viewing through unconventional methods and materials. The book also reconsiders Nevelson’s work in the context of the environmental movement. Additionally, three contemporary artists relate Nevelson’s role in their careers and lives, a local expert describes her roots and relationship to Maine, and the artist’s granddaughter shares thoughts on Nevelson’s spirituality.

Distributed for the Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Exhibition Schedule

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX
(August 27, 2023–January 7, 2024)

Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME
(February 6–June 9, 2024)

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780300272628

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 August 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Illustration: 144 color

Contributors:

Contributions by Julia Bryan-Wilson
Contributions by Mary Coffey
Contributions by Jane Dini
Contributions by Marin R Sullivan
Contributions by Karli Wurzelbacher
Contributions by Tara Donovan
Contributions by Elizabeth Finch
Contributions by Ellen Graff

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 298.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction Shirley Reece-Hughes

About the Author

Shirley Reece-Hughes is curator of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX.