{"product_id":"troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-von-undefined","title":"Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStitches and sutures: tracing the body and landscape in Troy Montes-Michie's collages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo tailor a garment by \"rock of eye\" is to rely on the drape--on experience over mathematical measurement--in the fitting process. It is a kind of drawing in space--a freehand, an intuition, a trust of materials. \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, published on the occasion of Troy Montes-Michie's (born 1985) solo exhibition at the California African American Museum, is a collection of the artist's collages, drawings, and found and woven images sourced from vintage erotic magazines, French tailoring magazines, found photographs and other materials. These materials are familiar from Montes-Michie's recent large-scale paintings and collages that center on the Black male body and his series that traces the social history and form of the zoot suit. Troy Montes-Michie was born in El Paso and his practice reflects his experience growing up along the US\/Mexico border. This book is a study in ambiguity between portraiture and landscape; his are the cuts and folds of patterning and mapping. In \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, Montes-Michie's stitches suture histories and geographies; they establish thresholds for crossing; his needle hits rock. Including essays by Tina Campt and editor Andrea Andersson, with an interview by Brent Edwards, \u003ci\u003eRock of Eye\u003c\/i\u003e is a tactile and sensuous artist's book recalling the form of fabric swatch books and affirming that collage is an art of selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781938221323\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover - 9781938221323","offer_id":56162940846405,"sku":"9781938221323","price":42.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/d5ff6378-0878-4599-9564-8285185e17a5.jpg?v=1780892000","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-von-undefined","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}