{"product_id":"beverly-buchanan-ruination-and-regeneration","title":"Beverly Buchanan \/\/ Ruination and Regeneration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnown for her \"shack\" sculptures and land installations across her native Georgia, Buchanan embraces Southern vernacular architecture as emblematic of Black American history\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished with Andrew Edlin Gallery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of Beverly Buchanan's (born 1940) work is a belief in transformation. Her art speaks to cycles of collapse and rebirth--of buildings, of landscapes, of lives. \u003ci\u003eRuination and Regeneration\u003c\/i\u003e examines Buchanan's major bodies of work, including her abstract paintings of 1970s New York, her cast-concrete \"frustula,\" her site-specific installations such as \u003ci\u003eMarsh Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e and her acclaimed \"shack\" sculptures--tributes to the handmade homes of Black tenant farmers in the rural South. Featuring essays, interviews, poems, archival materials and Buchanan's own writings, this volume offers a rich and multifaceted reflection of her deeply personal and politically charged oeuvre. \u003ci\u003eRuination and Regeneration\u003c\/i\u003e not only honors Buchanan's legacy but also reframes how we see memory, place and the power of making art from what remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice Walker \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, poet and activist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeigh Arnold\u003c\/strong\u003e is curator at the Nasher Sculpture Center.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJane Bridges \u003c\/strong\u003ewas Buchanan’s life partner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndy Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor at USC's Roski School of Art and Design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Edlin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the owner of Andrew Edlin Gallery and founder of the Outsider Art Fair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAurélie Bernard Wortsman\u003c\/strong\u003e is the director of Andrew Edlin Gallery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmelia Groom \u003c\/strong\u003eis currently a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRandy Kennedy\u003c\/strong\u003e was for 25 years an Arts staff writer at The New York Times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJana La Brasca\u003c\/strong\u003e is the 2025–27 critic-in-residence at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJenée-Daria Strand \u003c\/strong\u003eis the assistant curator at Public Art Fund.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMolly Superfine\u003c\/strong\u003e is a research associate at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Delmonico Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 29, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 296\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781636812281\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.5 X 10.1 X 1.1 inches | 3.5 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: Art \/ Individual Artists \/ Monographs\u003cbr\u003eArt \/ Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions\u003cbr\u003eArt \/ Sculpture \u0026amp; Installation\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beverly Buchanan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":68258041200875,"sku":"9781636812281","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781636812281.jpg?v=1792984240","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/beverly-buchanan-ruination-and-regeneration","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}