A closer look at Amy Sherald’s first European solo exhibition.
Amy Sherald: The World We Make

Publication design, art direction, typography

Client: Hauser & Wirth Publishing

2022

The first widely-available monograph on Amy Sherald accompanies the artist’s exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London, marking Sherald’s first solo show in Europe. While Sherald’s recent paintings are presented through a series of details, this publication also illustrates a wide selection of earlier work alongside a series of studio photographs that provide an intimate glimpse into her process and practice.

194-page catalogue with art historical analysis by Jenni Sorkin, a mediation on the aesthetics and politics of Sherald’s portraiture by Kevin Quashie, and a conversation between the artist and Ta-Nehisi Coates, and studio photographs by Adam Kremer. Hardcover, 9.85 × 11.8"; Papers: Wibalin Natural, Magno Volume, Pergraphica Classic Smooth, Munken Polar Rough; Typefaces: LL Bradford (Laurenz Brunner, Lineto)