"There’s a lot of sounds out there that we haven’t heard yet. I also say that there’s a lot of colors out there that we haven’t seen yet. And for damn sure, there’s a lot of feelings out there that we have not felt yet. I take some comfort in that, because it gives me an optimism towards life; and I know when I wake up tomorrow morning, I got something to do." —Jack Whitten, quoted by 'Jack Whitten: Cosmic Soul' author Richard Shiff, from a public presentation by Whitten at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, in 2015 Read more about this remarkable new monograph, our Black History Month book of the day, via linkinbio. Artwork is: "Escalation II (x2 + y2 = 1), For Alexander Grothendieck" (2014), courtesy of the publisher, @hauserwirth #jackwhitten #jackwhittencosmicsoul #richardshiff #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #abstractpainting #escalation #jackwhittenescalation https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPpGwYO17I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
