Austin Martin White

Austin Martin White, the first standalone volume of the artist's work, provides an in-depth investigation of White's sophisticated and idiosyncratic oeuvre. At the center of Austin Martin White's impressive body of work is the act of manipulating and reinterpreting history. Working with a variety of materials including rubber, acrylic, spray-paint, vinyl, 3m reflective fabric and screen mesh mediums, White creates paintings and works on paper that investigate representations of historical memory, drawing on archival research that addresses issues of identity, race, and postcolonialism. By pulling apart and reassembling received historical imagery, the artist destabilizes colonial and classist codes that run throughout Western art history. This first monograph on his paintings and works on paper shows the wide variety of subjects on which White brings this incisive method to bear; each chapter acquaints us with a different series in the artist's work through a brief introduction and a generous number of plates.

The monograph includes an essay by Johanna Fateman which elucidates the progression of White's practice, bringing into focus his history-spanning references and their close relationship to the process and form of the paintings. Fateman's deep dive into the work of Austin Martin White is accompanied by over 60 full-color reproductions of both paintings and works on paper, as well as detail images, installation shots, and photographs of the artist in his studio. Designed by Waterhouse Cifuentes Design, the monograph provides a comprehensive account of the artist's work from 2018 to the present.