{"product_id":"the-de-luxe-show-hardcover","title":"The de Luxe Show - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmber Jamilla Musser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA 50th-anniversary tribute to one of America's first racially integrated exhibitions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August 1971 Peter Bradley mounted the landmark exhibition \u003ci\u003eThe De Luxe Show\u003c\/i\u003e at the legendary DeLUXE theater in Houston's Fifth Ward. \u003ci\u003eThe De Luxe Show\u003c\/i\u003e was a milestone in civil rights history, as one of the first racially integrated shows in the United States. Curated by Bradley with the backing of collector and philanthropist John de Menil, the exhibition featured emerging and established abstract modern painters and sculptors of the time, including Darby Bannard, Peter Bradley, Anthony Caro, Dan Christensen, Ed Clark, Frank Davis, Sam Gilliam, Robert Gordon, Richard Hunt, Virginia Jaramillo, Daniel Johnson, Craig Kauffman, Alvin Loving, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Larry Poons, Michael Steiner, William T. Williams and James Wolfe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn August 2021, for its 50th anniversary, Karma and Parker Gallery staged a contemporary bicoastal tribute to \u003ci\u003eThe De Luxe Show\u003c\/i\u003e. The tribute honors the long, pioneering legacies of the artists of \u003ci\u003eThe De Luxe Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues the dialogue between these innovators in the field of abstraction that began 50 years ago. This fully illustrated catalog includes texts and installation images from the original 1971 catalog, as well as a newly commissioned text by Amber Jamilla Musser and a text by Bridget R. Cooks that expands upon her 2013 essay in \u003ci\u003eGulf Coast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 11.18 x 11.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726458949695,"sku":"9781949172614","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7164cf74588e578e0d87d37ad02b0440.jpg?v=1765110860","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-de-luxe-show-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}