Norman Lewis: Looking East explores for the first time the profound impact of Asian thought, philosophy, literature and art on the life-long work of abstract expressionist Norman Lewis (1909-1979). Produced on the occasion of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery's fifth solo exhibition for the artist, the publication includes color reproductions of 35 paintings and works on paper spanning 1948 to 1974, and pages from never-before-viewed artist sketchbooks from the Norman Lewis Archive.

As Head Researcher for the exhibition and monograph, I catalogued the extensive library of Norman Lewis and contributed a comprehensive bibliography, representing the first time Lewis’ library was inventoried since 1950.

Read my full essay here.

New York: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, 2018

Text by Andrianna Campbell, Tetsuya Oshima, Valentina A. Spalten