Tschabalala self

"Working across a range of mediums, including large-scale painting, print-making, sculpture, collage, and installation, Tschabalala Self's (b. 1990, Harlem, New York) exuberant and visually seductive artworks often focus on stories of urban life, the body, and humanity to explore cultural perceptions of race and gender. Taking its title from the celebrated series of installations which culminated in a 2019 exhibition at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum, Bodega Run documents Self's multi-year long exploration of the bodega - corner store fixtures of New York City neighborhoods - as both a gathering place for community and a microcosm of the shifting political and economic forces that impact the lives of Black and Latin city-dwellers. In vibrant paintings, sculptures, and dizzying immersive installations, Self captures the densely stocked shelves, neon signs, and intermingling characters of the New York City bodega. This lavishly-designed monograph reproduces works and photographs from throughout the Bodega Run series, alongside significant new texts that expand on Self's practice, the project and the cultural significance of the Bodega. Tschabalala Self: Bodega Run is an essential look at a defining series of artworks by one of the most exciting young artists working today"--