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Noah Davis: In Detail

Text by Helen Molesworth, Text by Franklin Sirmans, By (author) Noah Davis, Interviewee Thomas J. Lax, Interviewee Glenn Ligon, Interviewee Julie Mehretu, Interviewee Fred Moten, Contributions by Lindsay Charlwood

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Designed as a companion to the hugely successful monograph Noah Davis, this volume offers further insight into the impact and legacy of the revolutionary Los Angeles artist and activist. ---------- â€œEmbedding his dreams on canvas and in the community, visionary American artist Noah Davis created a mighty legacy.â€ â€” Rachel Willcock, ArtReview (2022) ---------- Looking to literature, film, architecture, and art history, Noah Davis imbued his ethereal paintings with emotion and imagination. Muted colors, fantastic scenes, and blurred subjects create an intoxicating vision. Attuned to the power of his medium, Davis layered his paintingsâ€”figuratively and literallyâ€”using a unique dry paint application to depict quotidian life at an enigmatic, almost magical remove. Featuring sumptuous close-ups throughout, this important new book brings into focus the rich, painterly variety and luminous detail of Davisâ€™s canvases. With a special focus on the groundbreaking Underground Museum, which Noah Davis co-founded with his wife, Karon Davis, Noah Davis: In Detail includes a special conversation, moderated by Helen Molesworth, between Fred Moten, Glenn Ligon, Thomas Lax, and Julie Mehretu. This renowned group of artists and thinkers share personal experiences of the powerful and emotional impact of The Underground Museum and its connection to the larger artistic environs of Los Angeles. Franklin Sirmans contributes a new essay and Lindsay Charlwood, a lifelong friend of Noahâ€™s, authors a chronology of his life, contextualizing his artistic and social achievements.