{"product_id":"by-land-air-home-and-sea-the-world-of-frank-walter-9781644231012","title":"By Land, Air, Home, and Sea: The World of Frank Walter","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore Frank Walter's relationship to Antigua through a range of works and writings that express his intimate connection to Caribbean nature, landscape, and place.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Nothing seems to be reworked--it is as if each piece drew or painted itself without being adjusted, revised, or fussed over.\" --\u003ci\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Influenced by his studies of agriculture and the sugar industry in the former British colony of Antigua as well as in England, Scotland, and West Germany, Walter created work inspired by his thoughts, knowledge, journeys, and surroundings--work that encompassed painting, drawing, writing, sculpture, photography, and sound. His paintings--tender, quiet, and lush--transcend the traditional tourist's view of island life in favor of perspectives that explore how and why we look at where we are. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published on the occasion of the 2022 exhibition at David Zwirner, this catalogue includes an introduction by the show's curator Hilton Als. Barbara Paca, the leading expert on Walter, writes a text detailing her personal experience meeting Walter and being in his presence. An essay by Charlie Porter takes readers on a walk as he muses about Walter's life and the nature depicted in his paintings. Joshua Jelly-Schapiro travels to Antigua to explore the history of the island and Walter's lasting impact there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Walter \u003c\/b\u003e(1926-2009) was born Francis Archibald Wentworth Walter, on Horsford Hill, Antigua. He spent much of the 1950s traveling and learning advanced agricultural and industrial techniques in England, Scotland, and West Germany. The artist returned to the Caribbean in 1961, where, in addition to painting, drawing, and writing, he began making sculptures, photographs, and sound recordings. In the early 1990s, Walter designed and built his home and studio on Bailey Hill in Antigua, where he spent the remainder of his time in relative isolation, reflecting, writing, and making art inspired by his thoughts, knowledge, journeys, and surroundings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Jelly-Schapiro\u003c\/b\u003e is a geographer and writer whose books include \u003ci\u003eNames of New York\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) and \u003ci\u003eIsland People: The Caribbean and the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He is the co-author, with Rebecca Solnit, of \u003ci\u003eNonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and the co-editor, with Leah Gordon, of \u003ci\u003ePÒTOPRENS: The Urban Artists of Port-au-Prince\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). Jelly-Schapiro is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and his work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtforum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other publications. He teaches at NYU. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilton Als is a writer with focus in theater criticism. He became a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 1994, a theater critic in 2002, and chief theater critic in 2013. His book \u003ci\u003eWhite Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) discusses various narratives around race, identity, gender, and sexuality, and was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Paca\u003c\/b\u003e is a full research professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has a PhD in art history from Princeton University, authored five books, and has been awarded numerous postdoctoral fellowships, including a Fulbright Scholarship and post at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, and now a Trustee to the Institute for Advanced Study Member's Board. In 2018 she was recognized by Her Majesty the Queen with an Order of the British Empire and currently serves as Cultural Envoy to Antigua and Barbuda. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharlie Porter is a writer from London whose book \u003ci\u003eWhat Artists Wear\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2021. He has written for titles such as \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLuncheon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497838121234,"sku":"9781644231012","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35848685-c985-40a6-a312-1762a8ac8829.jpg?v=1730721692","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/by-land-air-home-and-sea-the-world-of-frank-walter-9781644231012","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}