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To the Hoop
From its storied invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith as a recreational activity for "incorrigible" youth, to its current multibillion-dollar industry of franchises, stars, and merchandise, basketball has captured America's--and stolen North Carolina's--heart. To the Hoop is the exhibition catalog for the Weatherspoon Art Museum's spring 2020 exhibit featuring portrayals of basketball in contemporary art, which coincides with Greensboro hosting both ACC and NCAA tournament games. The book includes scholarly writing about the artworks by Curator Emily Stamey, and a personal reflection on the game by Coach Wes Miller. Embedded in basketball's history are many of the topics fueling current s...
Dread & Delight
Dread and Delight features the work of contemporary artists using canonical fairy tales to examine the complexities of postmodern life.
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Mull
Christopher Moll arrived in America in 1731 with a group of emigrants from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled first in the Goshenhopen region of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Anna Catherina, probably had five or six children. Anna Catherina probably died in Pennsylvania before 1750. He and his family late migrated to North Carolina and settled in Rowan County. Descendants listed lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and elsewhere. Descendants spell their surname "Mull."
Hokusai’s Great Wave
Hokusai’s “Great Wave,” as it is commonly known today, is arguably one of Japan’s most successful exports, its commanding cresting profile instantly recognizable no matter how different its representations in media and style. In this richly illustrated and highly original study, Christine Guth examines the iconic wave from its first publication in 1831 through the remarkable range of its articulations, arguing that it has been a site where the tensions, contradictions, and, especially, the productive creativities of the local and the global have been negotiated and expressed. She follows the wave’s trajectory across geographies, linking its movements with larger political, economic...
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Stocked
"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Stocked: Contemporary Art from the Grocery Aisles, Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, January 19-April 14, 2013, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, May 25-September 1, 2013, Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell College, September 20-December 15, 2013, University of Wyoming Art Museum, March 15-June 1, 2014."
