NeoHooDoo : art for a forgotten faith
(Book)

"Published for the occasion of the exhibition "NeoHooDoo: art for a forgotten faith"; co-organized by The Menil Collection and P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, curated by Franklin Sirmans; The Menil Collection, Houston, June 27-September 21, 2008; P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York, October 19, 2008-January 26, 2009; Miami Art Museum, February 20-May 24, 2009"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"NeoHooDoo, a phrase coined by the poet Ishmael Reed in the late 1960s, celebrates the practice of rituals, folklore, and spirituality in the Americas beyond the scope of Christianity and organized religion. This book examines the work of thirty-three artists, including Jimmie Durham, David Hammons, Jose Bedia, Rebecca Belmore, and James Lee Byars, who began using ritualistic practices during the 1970s and 1980s as a way of reinterpreting aspects of their cultural heritage. Younger artists such as Tania Bruguera and Michael Joo are shown to have drawn upon the iconography of ritual. The original essays, which discuss artistic use of ritual as a form of celebration, catharsis, or political critique, stand alongside contributions from NeoHooDoo's key sources of inspiration: Robert Farris Thompson, Ishmael Reed, and Quincy Troupe."--BOOK JACKET.