This visual journal by artist Joshua Field was produced as part of the exhibition “In Absentia” in 2017. Using a combination of collage, painting, and drawing, the artist explores a mysterious confluence of events in August of 1959.
August 1959 pages 48-49 by Joshua Field
About the author: Joshua Field holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His work has been featured in numerous publications including ArtSlant, DailyCandy, DesignYouTrust, and Saatchi Online’s 100 Curators, 100 Days and is held in both private and public collections. He has participated in residencies at the Contemporary Artists Center and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). Field is Assistant Professor of Foundations and Fine Arts at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Denver, Colorado.
ABOUT THE BOOK August 1959 by Joshua Field perfect-bound paperback, 80 pages 6.88″x4.25″ illustrated open edition $13.00 Joshua Field, Denver, Colorado, 2018
