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Book SynopsisMaria Magdalena Campos-Pons (b. 1959) makes powerful work that holds and beholds the stories of historically silenced peoples and urges societal change. Her journey as an artist, teacher, and activist has taken her from Cuba through the United States, and her autobiographical compositions honor her Nigerian and Chinese ancestors while also facing the future. With an artistic practice that crosses boundaries, intertwines media-from photography to sculpture, film to performance-and references traditions and beliefs ranging from feminism to Santeria Campos-Pons's work is deeply layered and complex. This volume, the first critical look at the artist's oeuvre in nearly two decades, surveys the concerns, materials, and places invoked throughout her forty-year career. Thoughtful essays explore her vibrant, arresting artwork, which confronts issues of agency and the construction of race and belonging and challenges us to reckon with these issues in our own lives.
Table of ContentsForeword - Timothy Potts and Anne Pasternak Acknowledgments - Carmen Hermo Preface: The Calling - Carmen Hermo, Mazie M. Harris, and Jenee-Daria Strand Introduction: La Unica - Amalia Mesa-Bains Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold - Carmen Hermo Rooted in Cuba and Connected to the World - Selene Wendt "This, this, this, this, this": Photography in Pieces - Mazie M. Harris Marking and Mapping: The Video Art Practice of Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons - Phillip A. Townsend Follow FeFa - Jenee-Daria Strand Plates Plate List Further Reading Index
