Fazal Sheikh: Thirst, Great Salt Lake makers Kerry James Marshall is famed

Kerry James Marshall is famed for his beautifully executed paintings that address the under-representation of the Black figure in the Western pictorial tradition

pre-Civil Rights Movement

by his mid-twenties

Gray was to stand alone throughout her career

This publication accompanies a museum-wide retrospective at Museum Frieder Burda in Baden-Baden

Fazal Sheikh: Thirst, Great Salt Lake makers Kerry James Marshall is famedAn arresting visual document that charts the degradation of one of Americas most astonishing natural monuments In November 2022, the water level of the Great Salt Lake fell to its lowest on record. Diverted water supply from its feeding rivers, pollution from nearby extraction plants and ravaging droughts have brought this landmark to a crisis point. As the lake reached its lowest ebb, photographer Fazal Sheikh (born 1965), together with writer Terry