Frank Stewart's nexus : an American photographer's journey, 1960s to the present
- Title
- Frank Stewart's nexus : an American photographer's journey, 1960s to the present / Ruth Fine and Fred Moten ; with contributions by Wynton Marsalis, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Frank Stewart, Cheryl Finley.
- Published by
- New York : Rizzoli Electa, 2023.
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- Description
- 208 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- "Frank Stewart's Nexus: An American Photographer's Journey, 1960s to the Present is a dynamic retrospective of Stewart's photography that centers on his sensitive and spontaneous approach to portraying world cultures and Black life in many forms -- including music, art, travel, food, and dance. His work over the years captured intimate and empathetic images of lives experienced and observed across subjects, cities, and countries. Tracing both Stewart's explorations of life on the road and the trajectory of his stylistic journey, the exhibition brings together a comprehensive visual autobiography through over 100 black-and-white and color photographs as well as a selection of cameras from Stewart's personal archives. Frank Stewart's Nexus explores Stewart's avid experimentation and numerous subjects over the course of half a century, including aspects and rituals of Black culture, trips to Africa and Cuba, and music. As the senior staff photographer for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for 30 years, Stewart captured both public performances and candid, personal moments, including well-known photographs of jazz legends Miles Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and Wynton Marsalis. Frank Stewart's Nexus also provides a window into less-explored aspects of Stewart's practice, including his more abstract and painterly Drawings series, inspired by his travels. Color has dominated Stewart's photography for the past two decades, and he has also increased the sizes for many images. In more recent images, he captures the ever-changing landscape and environmental catastrophes. At the center of his varied practice is a familiarity Stewart creates with the people and places that inhabit his works." -- phillipscollections.org
- Subject
- Exhibition catalogs
- Photography, Artistic > 21st century > Exhibitions
- Photography, Artistic > 20th century > Exhibitions
- Black people > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- African Americans > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Stewart, Frank > Exhibitions
- Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions
- Photography of children > Exhibitions
- Photography of men > Exhibitions
- Photography of women > Exhibitions
- Street photography > Exhibitions
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005, in art > Exhibitions
- Black-and-white photography > Exhibitions
- Color photography > Exhibitions
- Jazz musicians > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Musicians > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Culture > Black people > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- International travel > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Landscape photography > Exhibitions
- Portrait photography > Exhibitions
- Artists > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Painters > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Environmental disasters > Pictorial works > Exhibitions
- Black people > Portraits > Exhibitions
- African Americans > Portraits > Exhibitions
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Contents
- Some few choruses for the excellent Frank Stewart / Wynton Marsalis -- Directors' Foreword / Dorothy Koshinski and Benjamin T. Simons -- Introduction / Mary Schmidt Cambell -- Haunted by the medium / Ruth Fine and Fred Moten -- Improvising on a riff: a conversation with Frank Stewart / Ruth Fine and Frank Stewart -- Feast for the senses / Fred Moten -- Frank Stewart's international lens / Cheryl Finley.
- Call number
- TR647
- Note
- Published on the occasion of the exhibit held at The Phillips Collection: June 10-September 3, 2023, Arts--Naples, The Baker Museum: October 14, 2023-January 7, 2024 and Telfair Museums: February 9-May 2, 2024.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index.