{"product_id":"uman-hardcover","title":"Uman - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUman\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eLauren Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eOmar Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive book on the expansive, kaleidoscopic work of Somali American artist Uman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUman's work across painting, drawing, textile, sculpture, and murals fuses abstraction, figuration, and meditative patterning. Known for her vivid color palettes, rich vocabulary of signs, and fluid, improvisational gestures, Uman incorporates various influences into her art, including East African textiles, portraiture, and a profound engagement with the natural world. This book, which accompanies the artist's major survey exhibition at the Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, includes more than 200 works made over the last twenty years, along with four insightful essays that introduce new lenses through which to view Uman's remarkable practice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUman\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1980, Mogadishu, Somalia) has had solo exhibitions at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Hauser \u0026amp; Wirth, London and Zurich; Nicola Vassell Gallery, New York; and White Columns, New York, among others. She lives and works in upstate New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e is artistic director of the Hessel Museum of Art, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmar Jason Farah\u003c\/b\u003e is curatorial assistant at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmber Jamilla Musser\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English, Africana Studies, and Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) at the CUNY Graduate Centre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberta Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is former co-chief artic critic for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where she worked for nearly forty years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11.7 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51270341132511,"sku":"9781580937283","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/KELN_SnkTG9781580937283.webp?v=1787774133","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/uman-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}