<p><strong>A scintillating record of Cynthia Hawkins' work and the Black gallery scene of 1970s and 1980s New York</strong></p><p>Since the 1970s, Cynthia Hawkins (born 1950) has investigated the potentials of abstract painting. Her process-oriented practice embraces the improvisational to create a space for her continually evolving vocabulary. From 1979 to 1981, Hawkins documented these developments in a journal. A record of routine and the everyday, the journal also gathers sketches, notes for new and in-progress works, and responses to contemporary art and criticism, bringing the artist's reflections into relief. <i>Art Notes, Art</i> also offers a picture of the burgeoning Black-owned gallery scene in New York that Hawkins was an important participant in--including Just Above Midtown, where she had her first solo exhibition in 1981--as well as the women artists' circle she was an active member of. <i>Art Notes, Art</i> is richly illustrated with works by the artist produced during this key period, photographs and ephemera, and a visual archive of contemporaneous work by her peers. </p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Cynthia Hawkins<br><b>Publisher:</b> Cara<br><b>Published:</b> 12/17/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 200<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.85lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781954939059