Hauser & Wirth - Amy Sherald The World We Make - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: The long - awaited first major monograph on the iconic portraitist of Black Americans This is the first comprehensive monograph on acclaimed painter Amy Sherald whose distinctive style of simplified realist portraiture features African American subjects rendered against colorful monochrome backdrops or in everyday settings. Sherald rose to fame after being chosen by former first lady Michelle Obama to paint her official portrait for the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC in 2018, becoming the first African American woman to receive this honor. In addition to reproductions of Sherald's recent works the book - - published to accompany her solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London in fall 2022 - - includes illustrations of earlier paintings as well as an intimate glimpse into Sherald's process and practice through a series of in - studio photographs. Newly commissioned texts include an art historical analysis of the artist's work by Jenni Sorkin; a meditation on the politics and aesthetics of Sherald's portraiture by cultural scholar Kevin Quashie; and a conversation between Sherald and acclaimed author Ta - Nehisi Coates. Amy Sherald was born in Georgia in 1973 and received her MF a in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004. She has been included in countless group shows at galleries and museums worldwide as well as the subject of solo exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art among others. Sherald lives in Baltimore and New Jersey.
Title: Amy Sherald The World We Make
Brand: Hauser & Wirth
Barcode: 9783906915722
Pages: 192 Pages, 101 Colour, 4 B/W
Publication Date: 1/17/2023
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs