Preserve

This publication accompanies Ellen Gallagher's exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center, which features twenty new drawings and a site-specific sculpture. In all of her work, Gallagher merges traditional abstraction with social commentary; this surprising union results in engaging and poetic works that examine the cultural signs of race. The major sculpture in this exhibition and catalogue has the appearance of a jungle gym, and is formed of obsessively painted, intertwined wooden dowels. The book includes essays by several prominent scholars, and presents Gallagher's interest in cultural history, science and science fiction.Fleming, Jeff is the author of 'Preserve' with ISBN 9781879003347 and ISBN 1879003341.