{"product_id":"gio-swaby-9780847871735","title":"Gio Swaby","description":"\u003cb\u003eAccompanied by a traveling exhibition, this book on the Bahamian artist's textile portraits serves as a love letter to Black women: their style, resilience, strength, and beauty.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGio 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriters and scholars with multiple points of view take on Swaby's work and delve into her place within contemporary Black art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847871735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104","brand":"Katherine Pill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635504128181,"sku":"9780847871735","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_44bd3e9c-0784-4a8b-97e9-474a4a0150f7.jpg?v=1645501965","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gio-swaby-9780847871735","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}