Terry Adkins: Soldier Shepherd Prophet Martyr: Videos from 1998-2013
This first survey of videos by Terry Adkins includes works created from 1998-2013. Adkins was a multimedia artist and musician who studied historical figures that he deemed "immortal"—including John Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Martin Luther King Jr., Bessie Smith, Matthew Henson, and Ludwig von Beethoven, often focusing on moments and biographical facts that have escaped our collective memories and the dominant narratives of his subjects' lives. Although he made videos throughout his career, these remain lesser known than his performances and sculptures.
This catalogue includes stills and written descriptions of twelve videos; installation views of the exhibition; a curatorial statement by Kendra Paitz; the 2013 commencement address that Adkins delivered at Illinois State University, and Paitz's interviews with Adkins' friends and colleagues, including Lorna Simpson, Demetrius Oliver, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Joshua Mosley, and Ian Berry. Edited by Kendra Paitz. Designed by Andrew Bybee.
2017 / 108 pages / ORDER
This catalogue includes stills and written descriptions of twelve videos; installation views of the exhibition; a curatorial statement by Kendra Paitz; the 2013 commencement address that Adkins delivered at Illinois State University, and Paitz's interviews with Adkins' friends and colleagues, including Lorna Simpson, Demetrius Oliver, Valerie Cassel Oliver, Joshua Mosley, and Ian Berry. Edited by Kendra Paitz. Designed by Andrew Bybee.
2017 / 108 pages / ORDER
Photo credits: (top) Installation view of Terry Adkins: Soldier, Shepherd, Prophet, Martyr, University Galleries of Illinois State University, 2016. Photo by Jason Judd. (bottom) Cover of catalogue for Terry Adkins: Soldier Shepherd Prophet Martyr..