The book, Venus Envy: Chapters I-IV, documents the four-part Venus Envy Series of autobiographical installations completed over several decades by Amalia Mesa-Bains to chronicle four chapters in her life as a Chicana woman. It uses historic photographs in an accordion-fold structure to illustrate the series undertaken between 1993 and 2008. These images are accompanied by significant texts by art historian and critic Jennifer A. González.

Published by Moving Parts Press in Mendocino.

8 x 8 in. (accordion extends to 10 feet)

Installation on view through November 6, 2022.