Ouattara Watts

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Author: Watts, OuattaraThis volume is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of Ouattara Watts. Over the course of nearly four decades, Watts has developed a painting practi ce that places cosmograms, numerals, cloth and other symbols and relics from around the world into relation with each other, levelling hierarchies and creating new relations in the process. This title also includes several essays and a conversation with the artist.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-mâché, 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 Abudu—the first longform interview with the artist since his 1995 dialogue with Okwui Enwezor.ISBN 9781961883086. Karma Books, New York. hb. 496 pages. 27.9 x 26 cm.available Show more