Vital and Veiled: Valerie Brathwaite & José Gabriel Fernández
Edited by Kaira M. Cabańas, Jesús Fuenmayor. Text by Claude Mohr, Luis Pérez-Oramas, Rachel Silveri, Molly Superfine.
Brathwaite's stones, flowers and feminine "soft bodies" encounter Férnandez's representations of masculinity and veiled homoeroticism in bullfighting
A double monograph celebrating the South American sculptors Valerie Brathwaite (born 1940) and José Gabriel Fernández (born 1957), Vital and Veiled brings together a selection of the most emblematic series by both artists. Brathwaite's work is imbued with a vitalism that is reflected in her choice of forms and materials, contributing in a provocative way to contemporary debates on new materialisms, from her perspective as a Black Caribbean woman. Meanwhile, Fernández's bullfighting-inspired sculptures combine a refined aesthetic sophistication with veiled references to sexuality, contributing to the expansion of queer art narratives.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 6.75 x 9.5 in. / 256 pgs / 139 color / 60 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $30.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $42 ISBN: 9788419539120 PUBLISHER: Turner AVAILABLE: 7/14/2026 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: Out of stock TERRITORY: NA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Vital and Veiled: Valerie Brathwaite & José Gabriel Fernández
Published by Turner. Edited by Kaira M. Cabańas, Jesús Fuenmayor. Text by Claude Mohr, Luis Pérez-Oramas, Rachel Silveri, Molly Superfine.
Brathwaite's stones, flowers and feminine "soft bodies" encounter Férnandez's representations of masculinity and veiled homoeroticism in bullfighting
A double monograph celebrating the South American sculptors Valerie Brathwaite (born 1940) and José Gabriel Fernández (born 1957), Vital and Veiled brings together a selection of the most emblematic series by both artists. Brathwaite's work is imbued with a vitalism that is reflected in her choice of forms and materials, contributing in a provocative way to contemporary debates on new materialisms, from her perspective as a Black Caribbean woman. Meanwhile, Fernández's bullfighting-inspired sculptures combine a refined aesthetic sophistication with veiled references to sexuality, contributing to the expansion of queer art narratives.
