A new monograph dedicated to the oil paintings of London-based artist Somaya Critchlow. Drawing upon her expansive knowledge of picture-making traditions ranging from the Renaissance to the Rococo, Critchlow’s mix of miniature and medium-sized portraits of voluptuous, nonchalant Black women raise questions about sexuality, feminism, pornography, beauty and power. “Critchlow urges us to join her in asking the questions that are raised by all that baggage. How do we, as women, honestly feel about our sexuality?” writes art historian Amanda Renshaw in the introductory essay ‘Looking at Women Looking at Me.’