Author: Quarles, ChristinaFor more than a decade, LA-based painter Christina Quarles has created figural abstractions that are at once confined within the limits of the canvas yet defy the boundaries that contain them. This has been the artist’s way of reflecting on what she refers to as 'the experience of living in a gendered, racialised body.' Here Quarles’ work is situated within a broader art historical context, staged in dialogue with a selection from the National Gallery’s collection.Several of Quarles’ paintings and drawings, including a site-specific, large-scale painting, are placed within an architectural installation conceived for the exhibition. ISBN 9788836655151. Silvana Editoriale. pb. 104 pages. 40 colour ills. 24.1 x 17.1 cm.available to order
