Jason Moran / edited by Adrienne Edwards ; with contributions by Philip Bither, Adrienne Edwards, Okwui Enwezor, Alicia Hall Moran, Danielle A. Jackson, George E. Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Jason Moran.

This is the first in-depth publication to investigate the practice of pianist, composer and visual artist Jason Moran, whose work bridges the fields of visual arts and performing arts. As a 'torchbearer for jazz,' Moran challenges traditional forms of musical composition; his experimental works merg...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Walker Art Center (Organizer, Host institution)
Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, Mass.) (Host institution)
Wexner Center for the Arts (Host institution)
Whitney Museum of American Art (Host institution)
Other Authors: Edwards, Adrienne (Art critic) (Editor, Curator)
Jackson, Danielle A., 1987- (Curator)
Bither, Philip (Contributor)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Walker Art Center, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword / Olga Viso
  • Acknowledgments / Adrienne Edwards
  • Artist's statement: Closer / Jason Moran
  • I'll say / Alicia Hall Moran
  • Jason Moran: push all the buttons, shave all the edges, or straighten them out / Adrienne Edwards
  • Universe
  • Corners, fields, portals: haunted spaces of the Black imagination / Okwui Enwezor
  • Roots/Routes / Glenn Ligon
  • Assembly
  • Exhibition views
  • Space, trace, and transformation in the art of Jason Moran / George E. Lewis
  • Transforming jazz / Philip Bither
  • Staged : Savoy ; Three deuces ; Slugs' / Danielle A. Jackson.