"Amy Sherald: American Sublime" - "" ("Roberts Sarah")(Pevná vazba)

“I’m drawn to expressions of humanity. I want [viewers] to think about who these people are, what it’s like to interact with them, what stories they might be telling”—Amy Sherald “The contemporary painter’s defining subjects are everyday Black Americans, the ‘sublime’ buried subtly, but unmistakably, in their everyday gestures.”—New York Times Book Review, “10 Giftworthy Visual Books”“A landmark publication for one of the most influential American painters working today, this volume brings together nearly all of Sherald’s paintings to date. Her figures—poised, dignified and arrestingly present—are situated within the lineage of American realism while unmistakably her own.”—Megan Fox Kelly, Observer.com, “Art Books Shaping Summer 2025”“Sublime, indeed.”— Emily Raboteau, Apollo Encompassing the full arc of Amy Sherald’s (b. 1973) career, from her poetic early works to the distinctive figure paintings and portraits that have become her hallmark, this book unfolds the artist’s method of selecting individuals she meets on the street and using facial expression, body language, and clothing choices to create paintings that transcend portraiture and expand the canon of American art. Essays by curators Sarah Roberts and Rhea Combs; poet and writer Elizabeth Alexander; artist Dario Calmese; and renowned s
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