This initial release of 750 chess sets will be accompanied by two inkjet prints of drawings from the artist's 1944 Chess Knightmares series
While Monkman is known for his large history paintings interrogating Western art history – including The Met's monumental mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People) diptych – with these paintings the artist offers an intimate glimpse of Miss Chief as a legendary being immersed in the unspoiled beauty of Turtle Island
It showcases his body of work as a diary where personal and historical narratives intersect
suggesting that while we may have visions of what awaits us
envisioning a dialogue among artists through their portraits
Emily Mae Smith NY070824 This initial release of 750The subjects for Gazer, an anthropomorphized broom holding a mirror, first appeared in Emily Mae Smith's 2015 painting, The Mirror. While she frequently employs the imagery of the broom, she turned to the mirror again in 2020's Cassiopeia, and it is this painting that became the model for Gazer. Mirrors, portals, and windows are reoccurring themes in Smiths work and speak about subjects such as the gaze, voyeurism, objectification, power, and agency.