Somehow I feel like I can reach out and touch memory. Somehow it is malleable, you can manipulate it, form it, shape it. It certainly can shape you. William Christenberry Working from Memory is a collection of stories by the renowned visual artist William Christenberry. Christenberrys writings emerge from the literary tradition of the American Deep South and yet can clearly be seen as an integral part of his oeuvre. With their lucid, lyrical qualities they illuminate personal experience against a backdrop of the important political and cultural aspects of the Southern States.
Southern Photographs
Text by Richard B. Woodward.
Showcases the lifelong focus on rural Alabama by an eminent American artist. With major exhibitions running simultaneously at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Aperture Gallery in...
In every medium, Christenberry's theme is unified: the history, the story of place, is at the heart of his project.
William Christenberry, W/P.
Although Evans and Christenberry share many of the same subjects and concerns, there is a dramatic difference to the meaning of their work.
"William Christenberry is an internationally recognized interpreter of the American South. Through drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, and installation, Christenberry reveals a stirring vision of the heritage that obsesses his art....
Laying-by Time highlights a broad sample of work by William Christenberry.
Southern Photographs
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