{"product_id":"michael-armitage-michael-armitage-9781644231791","title":"Michael Armitage","description":"\u003cb\u003eHighlighting powerful new paintings and sculptures by Michael Armitage, this catalogue showcases the artist's poignant, timely, and profoundly humanistic works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKenyan British artist Michael Armitage's work weaves real and imagined histories into powerful reflections on contemporary social and political life. \u003ci\u003eMichael Armitage: Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e presents a selection of recent works exploring journeys across borders and the broader experience of displacement. Many of the artist's paintings on Lubugo bark cloth--a traditional Ugandan textile used in funerary rituals, which he has employed for more than a decade--depict scenes from a migration route stretching from the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea toward Europe. These works, both intimate and epic, consider migration not only as movement across geography but as a condition that shapes identity, memory, and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume also features a series of bronze-relief sculptures inspired by the Stations of the Cross, reimagined to center migrants and the displaced--figures often marginalized within contemporary society--within a shared cultural and spiritual narrative. Armitage's direct, emotionally charged imagery invites viewers to reflect on how migrants are seen, represented, and understood today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished to accompany the exhibition at David Zwirner New York, the catalogue includes an essay by Marina Warner on the role of myth in Armitage's depictions of arduous journeys, and a text by geographer Joshua Jelly-Schapiro examining global and local patterns of migration. Two poems by Warsan Shire, including a newly commissioned work, offer lyrical responses to the themes of the artist's practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Armitage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644231794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644231791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Zwirner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs","brand":"Michael Armitage","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874584506623,"sku":"9781644231791","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michael-armitage-michael-armitage-9781644231791","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}