D.C. based artist Sam Gilliam has a retrospective currently at the Contemporary Art Museum in Houston. There's a wonderful article in the April issue of Art In America.
Here are some quotes:
~ Gilliam is best known for his draped or otherwise unconventionally suspended paintings, considered by many to be a major contribution to the history of American formalism.
~ Gilliam, as an African American artist, has throughout his career been criticized by some for not choosing race and identity as his subjects. However complicated his response to those issues may be, one thing seems clear: Gilliam's choices should be as unrestricted as those of any other artist of any ethnic background.
I was first introduced to his works at The Kreeger Museum in Northwest D.C. and, of course, the Corcoran Gallery across from the Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House. It's a great article, check it out.
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