Publisher's Synopsis
This publicationthe first widely-available monograph on Amy Sherald accompanies the artists solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London in fall 2022.Newly commissioned texts include an art historical analysis by Jenni Sorkin, a mediation on the aesthetics and politics of Sheralds portraiture by Kevin Quashie, and a conversation between the artist and Ta-Nehisi Coates.Beautifully reproducing Sheralds recent paintings with an attention to their poignant details, this publication also illustrates a wide selection of earlier work alongside the essays and includes a series of in-the-studio photographs that provide an intimate glimpse into her process and practice.Accompanies the exhibition Amy Sherald: The World We Make. 12 Oct 23 Dec 2022, Hauser & Wirth, London.Recent press:Guardian - Interview with Amy Sherald by Gloria Oladipo, 10th October 2022.Financial Times: FT Magazine - Barry Jenkins talks to Amy Sherald, 30th September, 2022.Artnet As an Empath, Portraiture Works for Me: Amy Sherald on How She Makes Space for Black Histories in Her First U.K. Show by Jo Lawson-Tancred, 11 October 2022.
