{"product_id":"michie-montes-troy-troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-9781938221323","title":"Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye","description":"Stitches and sutures: tracing the body and landscape in Troy Montes-Michie's collages 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. Including essays by Tina Campt and editor Andrea Andersson, with an interview by Brent Edwards, Rock of Eye is a tactile and sensuous artist's book recalling the form of fabric swatch books and affirming that collage is an art of selection.","brand":"Siglio Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53771369283926,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781938221323_1_33b545fd-b954-476f-ba97-604d1fd89657.jpg?v=1783364565","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/michie-montes-troy-troy-montes-michie-rock-of-eye-9781938221323","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}