Gio Swaby

Gio Swaby
Katherine Pill, Melinda Watt
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Hardback
h305 x 203mm - 96pg
19 Apr 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780847871735
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This debut of the 29-year-old Bahamian-born artist aims to redefine the often-politicized black body, with portraits made in a range of textile-based techniques, such as embroidery and applique, celebrating strong black women. Gio Swaby s intimate portraits are unique, highly personal figurative works made from an array of colourful fabrics and intricate, freehand lines of thread on canvas that explore the intersections of blackness and womanhood. Illustrated with 80 works in full colour that span from 2017 to 2021, this is the first book on this contemporary feminist artist who is a rising star in the world of textiles and portraiture. According to Swaby, I wanted to create a space where we could see ourselves reflected in a moment of joy, celebrated without expectations, without connected stereotypes. Writers and scholars with multiple points of view take on Swaby s work and delve into her place within contemporary black art.
Katherine Pill is curator of contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida. Melinda Watt is Chair and Christa C. Mayer Thurman Curator of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago. Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times Magazine.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780847871735
Published: 19 Apr 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 305mm
Width: 203mm
Pages: 96

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