Kent Monkman: Life And Work

Toronto, Canada: Art Canada Institute, 2022. Hardcover. VG/VG (light scuffs to cloth. remains tightly bound. light wear to dustjacket.). black cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. 143 pgs w/ primarily color illustrations throughout. A bright, sharp and possibly unread copy. "...The first comprehensive book about the celebrated Monkman (b.1965). It is the only publication to trace the arc of his career, from his early abstract paintings to his rise to fame creating works that re-visit and reinterpret historic paintings to offer a powerful commentary on Indigenous resistance, remembrance, and the re-thinking of history. Author Shirley Madill chronicles the origins of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle-Monkman's time-travelling, shape-shifting, gender-fluid alter ego, who features prominently in his work-and details his youth in Manitoba growing up as a member of the Fisher River First Nation, where he first became aware of profound social injustice. Madill explores Monkman's provocative interventions into Western European and American art history, and shows how he created a body of work that raises awareness of the critical issues facing Indigenous peoples by fiercely addressing North America's legacy of colonialism, while also critiquing Western art history."--Amazon.