The first book on the New York painter’s eclectic iconography of jazz musicians, boxers and friends
With bright patches of acrylic paint and carefully placed found ephemera, New York–based artist Armando Alleyne’s (born 1959) multimedia portraits are immediately eye-catching, drawing viewers in to inspect and appreciate the layers of meaning collaged on top of one another. Alleyne’s renditions of jazz musicians, Afro-Latino singers, and his own family members and acquaintances are rife with color and contemporary iconography as well as references to the artist’s own life. Series such as Shelter Blues reflect on Alleyne’s experiences of homelessness, while Maria’s Song pays homage to his late sister through a pantheon of religious imagery. This volume is the first book on Alleyne, highlighting a lifetime of work alongside snapshots and personal anecdotes.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Armando Alleyne: A Few of My Favorites'.
PRAISE AND REVIEWS
The Latinx Project at NYU
Nicole Mouriño
The weighty, softcover volume contains 244 pages of poems, photos, and ephemera, alongside plates of Alleyne’s paintings that delineate an overlooked devotion to queer community and artistic practice.
Interview Magazine
Laura Serejo Genes
Published alongside an essay by the Philadelphia-based conceptual artist Tiona Nekkia McClodden, A Few of My Favorites was awarded the Most Beautiful Swiss Books award, an honor bestowed by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture for notable achievements in book design.
AIGA
Brian Johnson
The type on the cover and in the body is perfect, in all ways and choices. The use of the gutter for captions is a great understanding of the art and a perfect way to save space. The page numbers too.
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FORMAT: Pbk, 9.5 x 11.5 in. / 234 pgs / 155 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $60.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $82 ISBN: 9783907236253 PUBLISHER: Edition Patrick Frey AVAILABLE: 1/18/2022 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA AFR ME
Published by Edition Patrick Frey. Text by Tiona Nekkia McClodden.
The first book on the New York painter’s eclectic iconography of jazz musicians, boxers and friends
With bright patches of acrylic paint and carefully placed found ephemera, New York–based artist Armando Alleyne’s (born 1959) multimedia portraits are immediately eye-catching, drawing viewers in to inspect and appreciate the layers of meaning collaged on top of one another. Alleyne’s renditions of jazz musicians, Afro-Latino singers, and his own family members and acquaintances are rife with color and contemporary iconography as well as references to the artist’s own life. Series such as Shelter Blues reflect on Alleyne’s experiences of homelessness, while Maria’s Song pays homage to his late sister through a pantheon of religious imagery. This volume is the first book on Alleyne, highlighting a lifetime of work alongside snapshots and personal anecdotes.
