Published to accompany Kerry James Marshall’s first major retrospective in the United States, this hardback publication is a comprehensive study of the life and oeuvre of one of America’s most important artists.

Known for confronting the position of African Americans throughout history, Marshall’s radical project subverts the exclusionary nature of art history – be it the Renaissance, Mexican muralism or 20th-century abstraction – to insert majestic and revolutionary images of black life at the forefront.

From paintings of intimate domestic and suburban scenes to portraits featuring powerful black figures, this publication includes over 100 colour illustrations spanning 35 years of Marshall’s extraordinary career.

This copy is signed by the artist, ‘Kerry James Marshall 2018’, on the first page of the book.