Retrospective

With more than 80 reproductions of his work Retrospective is the first published overview of Michael Tices career. The book spans over five decades from the 1970s to the present day. Tices early works are rooted in a sort of domestic surrealism that evolves into a more complex exploration of male sexuality and gender roles. Many of his images can be seen as a critique of the American dream. His enduring interests in the domestic space childhood innocence and cultural nostalgia combined with his masterful use of color and texture brings to light an American past that perhaps only existed within the surreal landscape of the viewers mind to begin with.