Publication

2021 - Marquand Books, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

31,750 words, Guess

Page Count

127 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781646570157
  • ISBN-101646570154
  • Library of Congress Control Number2020923507
  • OCLC Control Number1235417486
  • Better World Books9781646570157
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCN6537.M6413 A4 2021

Description

Over the years, artist and Detroit native Mario Moore (born 1987) has observed that the halls of elite institutions like universities and art museums prominently feature portraits of donors, deans, presidents, board members and scholars, and that the subjects of those portraits are mostly white and male. When Moore was selected as a Princeton University Hodder Fellow in 2018, he wanted to ask what positions garner such attention and how could painting contribute to conversations on who deserves to be recognized. He set out to meet Black men and women who work in and around Princeton University in blue-collar jobs and let the art-making process unfold from their collaborative interactions. In the resulting works, Moore redefines the colonial gaze for the subjects he paints, allowing them to look directly out with an unflinching stare. This publication includes sketches, drawings, etchings and paintings.

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