Name/Title
Gio Swaby : fresh upEntry/Object ID
N9500.S91.F7 2022Description
"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 appliqué, celebrating strong black women. Gio Swaby's intimate portraits are unique, highly personal figurative works made from an array of colorful fabrics and intricate, freehand lines of thread on canvas that explore the intersections of blackness and womanhood. Illustrated with 80 works in full color 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."Context
Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title held at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida, from May 28-October 9, 2022, the Art Institute of Chicago from April 8-July 3, 2023, and the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, from August-November 2023.Lexicon
Search Terms
african american women artists--21st century, artist monographs, needlework--exhibitions, textile fabrics in artLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Katherine Pill, Melinda Watt, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Gio SwabyPublisher
Rizzoli ElectaDate Published
2022ISBN
9780847871735Notes
Length: 104General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Nikole Hannah-Jones in conversation with Gio Swaby -- Coming into herself : portraits and relationships in the work of Gio Swaby / Katherine Pill -- A common thead : Gio Swaby and the art of quilting / Melinda Watt -- Series introductions. My hands are clean ; Going out clothes ; Love letter ; Another side to me ; Pretty pretty ; New growth ; Gyalavantin' / Gio Swaby.