Published for Jordan Casteel's major New Museum show, Within Reach surveys her paintings exploring the nuances of Black subjectivity In her large-scale oil paintings, New York-based artist Jordan Casteel (born 1989) takes up questions of Black subjectivity and representation by examining the gestures, spaces and forms of nonverbal communication that underpin portraiture. "There is a certain amount of mindfulness that it requires ... to be present with someone in a moment." she explains. "I've always had an inclination towards seeing people who might be easily be unseen." Published for Casteel's first solo museum exhibition in New York, this volume brings together 40 large-scale paintings from throughout her career, including works from the celebrated series Visible Man (2013-14) and Nights in Harlem (2017), along with recent cropped "subway paintings" and portraits of her students at Rutgers University-Newark. Whether depicting former classmates from Yale, nude and in serene repose; street vendors near her home in Harlem; anonymous New Yorkers huddled on the subway; or her own students, posed largely in domestic interiors among their personal belongings, she explores how both public and private spheres can serve as frames for an inner life. This generously illustrated, oversized publication honors the larger-than-life scale of the artist's work. It is the first comprehensive monographic publication on Casteel's work and includes texts by Dawoud Bey, Amanda Hunt and Lauren Haynes, and conversations conducted with the artist by Massimiliano Gioni and Thelma Golden.

Jordan Casteel: Within Reach

Arts & Photography

Bey, Dawoud

GOLDEN, Thelma

Haynes, Lauren

Hunt, Amanda

Individual Artists

New Museum

Walking in the Miraculous: My Healing Journey Through Cancer

"You have cancer." Before Amanda's mind could even process what the doctor said, her body reacted. She nearly dropped the phone, trembling in fear, as tears began to flood her eyes. She could hear his words but could barely comprehend them. She felt a heaviness, almost a sense of being suffocated. She could hardly breathe, much less speak.\nAre you or someone you love experiencing hopelessness because of a medical diagnosis? Maybe it's recent and you don't even know where to begin, or maybe you've been battling something for a while, and you find yourself feeling weary. Let me tell you, you are not alone.\n"Walking in the Miraculous" is a powerful, account of one woman's journey from a devastating diagnosis to a God-sized miracle. In this book, Amanda opens her heart and shares her life with us as she takes us with her on the emotional roller coaster she and her husband were on as their faith was tested like never before.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Silversmith Press

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