This book explores the unusual oeuvre of the American painter Lucien C. Kapp, whoâlargely under the radar of art historyâforged a bridge between Abstract Expressionism and the twenty-first century. It discusses his three artistic âhomesâ of Illinois, Japan, and Styria in Austria, each of which in its own way fired the artistâs imagination and inspired him to âcondense the world.â A recurring theme over the years was the expelled Indigenous peoples of the former Mississippian culture: the Illini, the Cahokia, and the Menominee. In addition, the publication provides a condensed overview...