Kerry James Marshall - Paintings and Other Stuff (Paperback)

Kerry James Marshall (born 1955) is widely admired for his painterly and sculptural explorations of Afro-American identity and history, and his attendant critiques of art history and the art economy. Among his well-known works are "Rhythm Mastr," a comic book that transposes African mythology to a contemporary city; the "Garden Project," which draws on the idyllic-sounding names given to housing projects; the "Lost Boys" series, which portrays young, disenfranchised black men; and his gigantic stamps of Black Power slogans. "I've always wanted to be a history painter on the grand scale of Giotto and Gericault," he once said, and he has created many mural-sized canvases interweaving heroic and everyday aspects of recent Afro-American history. This monograph offers the largest retrospective of his works in all media, from painting and sculpture to collage, photography and installation. Limited stock available.