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Bringing together the large-scale works that comprise Kent Monkman’s suite of paintings entitled The Four Continents, a reworking of Tiepolo’s Apollo and the Four Continents, this book explores the creation of these contemporary studies that address the original Eurocentric fantasies of the other”.
Monkman’s paintings, which are reproduced here in full with gatefolds, present a collation of tragic-comedic scenarios, resulting in mythical, graphic and satirical depictions, heavily influenced by the anti-colonial approach that Monkman takes in his work. The process of each painting that the artist has undertaken as part of the suite is illustrated throughout the book, in addition to texts from contributing writers that contextualise Monkman’s work both within the confines of contemporary art, as well as the embedded sociological and political issues that are explored as part of this.
Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works with a variety of mediums, including painting, film/video, performance, and installation. He has had solo exhibitions at numerous Canadian museums including the Montreal
Monkman’s paintings, which are reproduced here in full with gatefolds, present a collation of tragic-comedic scenarios, resulting in mythical, graphic and satirical depictions, heavily influenced by the anti-colonial approach that Monkman takes in his work. The process of each painting that the artist has undertaken as part of the suite is illustrated throughout the book, in addition to texts from contributing writers that contextualise Monkman’s work both within the confines of contemporary art, as well as the embedded sociological and political issues that are explored as part of this.
Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works with a variety of mediums, including painting, film/video, performance, and installation. He has had solo exhibitions at numerous Canadian museums including the Montreal
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Kent Monkman is a Canadian artist of Cree ancestry who works with a variety of mediums, including painting, film/ video, performance and installation. He has had exhibitions at numerous major museums worldwide, including Witte de With, Rotterdam; The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; and MASS MoCA, Massachusetts, USA.
Following The Four Continents, a major monographic overview of Monkman’s work will be published by Black Dog Publishing in 2018, Kent Monkman: Shame and Prejudice, a Story of Resilience.
Following The Four Continents, a major monographic overview of Monkman’s work will be published by Black Dog Publishing in 2018, Kent Monkman: Shame and Prejudice, a Story of Resilience.
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- PublisherBlack Dog Press
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1911164082
- ISBN 13 9781911164081
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages72
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