Publisher's Description
From its inception in the 1960s,
the Rubell Collection has been
able to boast a particularly fine
range of African-American art.
Recent New York exhibitions (such
as the Harlem Studio Museum’s
Freestyle and Frequency, or the
Renaissance Society’s Black Is,
Black Ain’t) inspired the Rubell
family to mount an exhibition of
their holdings in this area, reproduced
here in 30 Americans.With
a late addition to this exhibition,
there are in fact 31 artists: Nina
Chanel Abney, John Bankston,
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark
Bradford, Iona Rozeal Brown, Nick
Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah
Davis, Leonard Drew, Renée Green,
David Hammons, Barkley L.
Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn
Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James
Marshall, Rodney McMillian,
Wangechi Mutu,William Pope L.,
Gary Simmons, Xaviera Simmons,
Lorna Simpson, Shinque Smith,
Jeff Sonhouse, Henry Taylor, Hank
Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas,
KaraWalker, Carrie MaeWeems,
KehindeWiley and Purvis Young.