{"product_id":"cynthia-hawkins-art-notes-art-9781954939059","title":"Cynthia Hawkins: Art Notes, Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA scintillating record of Cynthia Hawkins' work and the Black gallery scene of 1970s and 1980s New York\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the 1970s, Cynthia Hawkins (born 1950) has investigated the potentials of abstract painting. Her process-oriented practice embraces the improvisational to create a space for her continually evolving vocabulary. From 1979 to 1981, Hawkins documented these developments in a journal. A record of routine and the everyday, the journal also gathers sketches, notes for new and in-progress works, and responses to contemporary art and criticism, bringing the artist's reflections into relief. \u003ci\u003eArt Notes, Art\u003c\/i\u003e also offers a picture of the burgeoning Black-owned gallery scene in New York that Hawkins was an important participant in--including Just Above Midtown, where she had her first solo exhibition in 1981--as well as the women artists' circle she was an active member of. \u003ci\u003eArt Notes, Art\u003c\/i\u003e is richly illustrated with works by the artist produced during this key period, photographs and ephemera, and a visual archive of contemporaneous work by her peers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919531315474,"sku":"9781954939059","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_617e9608-3994-405a-9858-7e33544d1dbe.jpg?v=1738897669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cynthia-hawkins-art-notes-art-9781954939059","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}