Research Catalog

Rock of eye : Troy Montes-Michie

Title
Rock of eye : Troy Montes-Michie / with an interview by Brent Hayes Edwards ; essays by Andrea Andersson and Tina Campt ; and an afterword by Cameron Shaw.
Author
Montes-Michie, Troy
Publication
  • Catskill, New York : Siglio ; [New Orleans] : Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought ; Los Angeles : California African American Museum, 2021.
  • New York, NY : Available to the trade through D.A.P./Artbook, [2021]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Scan

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person.

TextUse in library Sc F 22-159Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

Details

Additional Authors
  • Edwards, Brent Hayes
  • Andersson, Andrea
  • Campt, Tina, 1964-
  • Shaw, Cameron
  • California African-American Museum, host institution.
Description
107 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 x 22 cm
Summary
"To 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. Rock of Eye, 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 Rock of Eye, Montes-Michie's stitches suture histories and geographies; they establish thresholds for crossing; his needle hits rock."--Provided by distributor.
Alternative Title
Troy Montes-Michie : rock of eye
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Interviews.
  • Photomontages.
  • Specimens.
  • Collages.
Note
  • Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye" held February 16-September 4, 2022 at the California African-American Museum, Los Angeles.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The alchemy of the border : Troy Montes-Michie in conversation with Brent Hayes Edwards -- Troy Montes-Michie : Fashion notes / Andrea Andersson -- Troy Montes-Michie: Visioning Black study / Tina Campt -- After words on new beginnings / Cameron Shaw.
Call Number
Sc F 22-159
ISBN
  • 193822132X
  • 9781938221323
OCLC
1256542499
Author
Montes-Michie, Troy, artist, interviewee.
Title
Rock of eye : Troy Montes-Michie / with an interview by Brent Hayes Edwards ; essays by Andrea Andersson and Tina Campt ; and an afterword by Cameron Shaw.
Publisher
Catskill, New York : Siglio ; [New Orleans] : Rivers Institute for Contemporary Art & Thought ; Los Angeles : California African American Museum, 2021.
Distributor
New York, NY : Available to the trade through D.A.P./Artbook, [2021]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Edwards, Brent Hayes, interviewer.
Andersson, Andrea, contributor.
Campt, Tina, 1964- contributor.
Shaw, Cameron, contributor.
California African-American Museum, host institution.
Research Call Number
Sc F 22-159
View in Legacy Catalog