{"product_id":"troy-montes-michie-troy-montes-michie-9781938221323","title":"Troy Montes-Michie: Rock of Eye","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Troy Montes-Michie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193822132X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938221323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Siglio Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.40h x 8.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Troy Montes-Michie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048448880895,"sku":"9781938221323","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa44035d-ef14-4cc1-a6c9-700b8060ef67.jpg?v=1684995826","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/troy-montes-michie-troy-montes-michie-9781938221323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}