Three decades of Jones' minimalist explorations of visual and aural resonances, featuring her never-before-compiled writings on Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson and Alma Thomas
Hbk, 10.75 x 8.5 in. / 120 pgs / 70 color. | 3/31/2026 | Awaiting stock $40.00
Published by Pulitzer Arts Foundation. Edited with text by Stephanie Weissberg. Text by Jennie C. Jones.
For three decades, American artist Jennie C. Jones (born 1968) has probed the boundaries between visual art and sound through her multimedia works. Treating abstract geometric forms and a restrained range of colors as her aesthetic base, Jones incorporates nontraditional materials such as felt, acoustic panels and instrument strings to create paintings and sculptures that modify the acoustics of their environments. The publication of this slim, smartly designed volume accompanies two concurrent exhibitions centered on Jones—one of the artist's work and one curated by her. It casts particular emphasis upon Jones' repertoire of avant-garde influences, compiling, for the first time ever, her writings on artists Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Louise Nevelson and Alma Thomas. A new text by Jones—in which she meditates on the unexpected aesthetic and social links between multiple artists featured in her curated exhibition—also figures.
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BOOK FORMAT Hardcover, 10.75 x 8.5 in. / 120 pgs / 70 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 3/31/2026 Forthcoming
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2026 p. 90
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9780997690187TRADE List Price: $40.00 CAD $62.00 GBP £34.00
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STATUS: Forthcoming | 3/31/2026
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Published by Gregory R. Miller & Co.. Edited and text by Valerie Cassel Oliver. Foreword by Bill Arning. Text by Hilton Als, Huey Copeland, George E. Lewis.
The work of Jennie C. Jones (born 1968) spans multiple mediums, from paintings, sculptures and works on paper to audio collages and immersive sound installations. Jones employs the visual languages of abstraction and minimalism to draw out the parallels and disjunctions between the history of modernism and the history of African American music, particularly jazz. This volume documenting the artist’s midcareer survey at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston includes many of her best-known works alongside new paintings and a site-specific installation. The book, whose stunning design references the formal qualities of Jones’ work, includes an extensive plate selection alongside essays by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Hilton Als and George Lewis, and an interview between Jones and art historian Huey Copeland.
Jennie C. Jones: Compilation