{"product_id":"reggie-burrows-hodges-mela","title":"Reggie Burrows Hodges \/\/ Mela","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA technique-focused study of Hodges' recent paintings, where soft brushstrokes against black ground contribute to his subtle approach to the figure in space\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompton-born, Maine-based painter Reggie Burrows Hodges (born 1965) originally studied film and performance art, and thus brings a sense of dramatic staging to his compositions. Beginning with a black ground, Hodges builds his scenes through loose brushwork--a technique which deliberately plays with perceptions by reducing the focus on the human figure. As Hodges says, \"I'm painting an environment in which the figures emerge from negative space.\" By focusing on the environment where the figures are situated rather than the figures themselves, Hodges explores questions of identity, community and memory. Published on the occasion of the artist's first solo museum exhibition in Europe, \u003ci\u003eMela\u003c\/i\u003e features over 30 new works inspired by his relocation to Malta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReggie Burrows Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, born 1965 in Compton, CA, is a Maine-based painter whose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworks uncover universal subjects such as identity, community, truth, and memory, and often draw inspiration from his childhood in Compton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work is held in the public collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, AR; Nasher Museum of Art, NC; Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Dallas Museum of Art, TX; Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Louis Vuitton Foundation, Paris; and Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdith Devaney\u003c\/strong\u003e is the artistic director at MICAS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Skira\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: October 06, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 192\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9788857255378\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 12.1 X 11.3 X 0.9 inches | 3.9 pounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC: Art \/ Individual Artists \/ Monographs\u003cbr\u003eArt \/ Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions\u003cbr\u003eArt \/ Techniques \/ Painting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Reggie Burrows Hodges","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":68258013642987,"sku":"9788857255378","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9788857255378.jpg?v=1792983404","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/reggie-burrows-hodges-mela","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}