The essential retrospective of genre-defying artist and MacArthur Fellow Joyce J. Scott (b. 1948) showcases her expansive and versatile career. From early textiles and wearables, to performances and public artworks, to celebrated beaded sculptures and signature necklaces, her innovative oeuvre centers on the ancient, global technologies of needle and thread, beadwork, salvage, song and storytelling. 

Interviews with Scott and essays from an extraordinary group of artists and scholars explore this dynamic practice, rooting in place, community and intergenerational knowledge.  Extensive new photography and rich archival images reveal a dazzling, provocative body of work that makes difficult subjects intimately felt, confronting racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and histories of trauma felt through wearable art and exquisite sculpture.  With humor and pathos, Scott twists menacing stereotypes into grotesque and tender retorts that spur conversation and reflections, grief and laughter, learning and healing.

Hardcover: 288 pages

Publisher: Seattle Art Museum (May 14, 2024)

ISBN-13: 9780300276206

Dimensions: 9.75 x 1.25 x 11.5 inches