With the End in Mind

With the End in Mind is a hybrid catalogue/artists book published in conjunction with the namesake solo exhibition by Reginald Sylvester II presented at Maximillian William, London during the summer of 2021. The artworks which form With the End in Mind demonstrate the artists interest in abstraction as a tool of resistance and a form which can represent Black resilience. They also mark a shift from flat abstract painting to more tactile works which incorporate three dimensional elements. The book invites the reader into Sylvesters creative process. The works are nestled within a cyclical flow of the artists mantras, which give insight into the spiritual and conceptual underpinning of the resulting artworks. Also feauturing a text by Allie Biswas contextualising the artists use of Readymades within a history of Black American artists transforming manufactured objects into art with a political consciousness.