Manorism
This is a poetic examination of the lives of Black British men and boys: propped up and hemmed in by contemporary masculinity, deepened by family, misrepresented in the media, and complicated by the riches, and the costs, of belonging and inheritance. It is also an exploration of the differences of impunity afforded to white and Black people, and to white and Black artists. Caravaggio looms large: as a man who moved between spheres of exalted patronage and petty criminality; as a painter who, amid the elegant conventions of late Mannerism, forged his own style of visceral dark and light; and as an individual whose recognized genius was allowed to legitimate and excuse his violence. Yomi Sode asks: what does it mean to find oneself between worlds - to 'code-switch'? Who is, and who isn't, allowed to be more than their origins? And what do we owe each other?
  • Publisher: Penguin UK
  • Publication date: 05/10/2023
  • ISBN: 9781802061932
  • Page extent: 128
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dimensions: 199 mm x 130 mm
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