Art

Using storytelling and performance to explore shared religious expression across continentsThrough a revolutionary ethnographic approach that foregrounds storytelling and performance as alternative means of knowledge, Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance...

A history of the evolving field of African art. This book examines the invention and development of African art as an art historical category. It starts with a simple question: What do we mean when we talk about African art? By confronting the...

Published to accompany a major exhibition at Zeitz MOCAA, CapeTown, When We See Us presents a comprehensive exploration of Black representation through portraiture and figuration, celebrating Black subjectivity and Black consciousness from Pan-African...

The story of Snoop's musical and spiritual journey to Jamaica, reaching its culmination during the recording of his most recent album and captured in VICE and Snoopadelic Films documentary Reincarnated. Immediately following the death of longtime friend...

- Accompanies exhibitions at University Museums Iowa State University, Ames (US), 17 January - 30 April 2023; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton (US), 24 June - 5 November 2023; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento (US), 28 January -23 June 2024 For over 142,000...

This book showcases the unique vision and work of Olajumoke Adenowo, hailed as Africa's starchitect and Africa's most influential female architect. Olajumoke Adenowo is a renowned Nigerian architect who heads her own architecture and interior design...

The essential volume on the great fashion designer, entrepreneur and Louis Vuitton artistic director, back in printThis authoritative Virgil Abloh compendium, created by the designer himself, accompanies his acclaimed landmark 2019-23 touring exhibition...

Every one of Ringgold's images tells a story, as often to uplift as critique and almost always in bright, bold and inviting ways. -Bob Morris, New York TimesLauded internationally for her narrative quilts and her colorful paintings of African American...

Foreword by Angela Davis: "This stunning collection of historical photographs, complimented by contemporary conversations with women members of the Black Panther Party, reminds us that women were literally the heart of this new political approach to...

JIMI is the ultimate tribute to the greatest guitar player in rock and roll history, celebrating what would have been Jimi Hendrix's 80th birthday on November 27, 2022. This comprehensive visual celebration is an official collaboration with Jimi's...

The extraordinary life story of the celebrated artist and writer, as told through four decades of intimate letters to her beloved mother Barbara Chase-Riboud has led a remarkable life. After graduating from Yale's School of Design and Architecture, she...

An expanded edition of Parks' classic account of race relations in America, with previously unpublished images and texts This expanded edition of Gordon Parks: Segregation Story includes around 30 previously unpublished photographs, as well as enhanced...

An investigation into Saar's lifelong interest in Black dolls, with new watercolors, historic assemblages, sketchbooks and a selection of Black dolls from the artist's collectionThis volume features new watercolor works on paper and assemblages by Betye...

This landmark volume tells the story of Jean-Michel Basquiat from the intimate perspective of his family, intertwining his artistic endeavors with his personal life, influences, and the times in which he lived, and features for the first time work from...

The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movementFrom the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers, producers...

An inspirational trove of film posters and ephemera, photographs, artwork and more from the collection of Spike LeeFor nearly four decades, Spike Lee has made movies that demand our attention. His extensive filmography reflects an unflinching critique of...