{"product_id":"9780300279382-amy-sherald","title":"Amy Sherald","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Sublime\u003cbr\u003eAmy Sherald’s work, life, and significance for American art, as revealed in her powerful figurative paintings of Black subjects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Sherald’s work, life, and significance for American art, as revealed in her powerful figurative paintings of Black subjects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The contemporary painter’s defining subjects are everyday Black Americans, the ‘sublime’ buried subtly, but unmistakably, in their everyday gestures.”—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, “10 Giftworthy Visual Books”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBringing together nearly all of her artwork to date, this lavishly illustrated volume situates the work of Amy Sherald (b. 1973) within the context of American realist and figurative painting. Encompassing the full arc of her career, from her poetic early works to the distinctive figure paintings and portraits that have become her hallmark, \u003ci\u003eAmy Sherald: American Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds her 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 scholar Deborah Willis contextualize and illuminate Sherald’s creation of a new form of imaginative portraiture. Often depicting her subjects’ skin in gray monochrome, surrounded by few markers of place, time, or context beyond the clothes they wear, Sherald challenges the assumption that Black life is inextricably bound with struggle, creating images that engage in more expansive thinking about race and representation and the wide-open possibilities and complexities of every individual. Whether a passerby or the former first lady Michelle Obama, Sherald’s subjects are at ease with themselves, the world, and one another.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePublished in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(November 16, 2024–March 9, 2025)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney Museum of American Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(April 9–August 10, 2025)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaltimore Museum of Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(November 2, 2025–April 3, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(May 15–September 27, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53584400220534,"sku":"9780300279382","price":45.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31295267.jpg?v=1731573258","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780300279382-amy-sherald","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}