2021 Mississippi Invitational, Jackson
Mary Phan reviews the 2021 Mississippi Invitational, a biennial exhibition, at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson.
Mississippi (9)
August 4, 2021
Burnaway’s bi-weekly news roundup includes the announcement of new appointments at MINT and Oxford American, acquisitions at the Mississippi Museum of Art, Sanford Biggers’s first survey of quilt-based works, and more.
Like Pulling Teeth: The Mythology of James “Son Ford” Thomas
Daniel Fuller tracks the life and lore of James “Son Ford” Thomas, a legendary blues musician and sculptor from the Mississippi Delta.
June 2, 2021
Burnaway’s bi-weekly news roundup, with news from Mississippi Museum of Art’s collaborative exhibition, curator Allison Glenn heads to Texas, and more.
Curators Picks: Michael Ross
Jackie Clay on Michael Ross in Laurel, Mississippi.
Mississippi v. Tennessee: Flow Path
In the second of two installments, Cecil Howell explores the absurdities of our language and laws around water use in collages based on a groundwater dispute between two states.
Mississippi v. Tennessee: Water as Cake
Landscape architect and designer Cecil Howell explores the absurdities of our language and laws around water use in collages based on a groundwater dispute between two states.
Down in Yalobusha: Coulter Fussell in Water Valley, Mississippi
Carson Keith visits the studio of artist Coulter Fussell, whose quilts indiscriminately merge the influences of contemporary abstract painting and Southern craft.
Those Who Watch: Nick Cave at the Mississippi Museum of Art
Adria R. Walker examines the racial dynamics of artistic masquerade in Nick Cave’s Soundsuits on view in Jackson, Mississippi.
