Art

A source book documenting five episodes of Martine Syms's seminal fragmented television series, She Mad. Works by Martine Syms explore how mass media shapes and frames identities and cultures. Drawing from early cinema, television, the internet, social...

A visual celebration of natural Black hair that highlights the powerful connection between mothers and daughters during their wash day rituals. In this stunning book, documentary photographer Tomesha Faxio explores the power of "wash day," a day that...

Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA...

With pieces drawn from the extensive personal collection of Pharrell Williams, this is a stunning and unprecedented exploration of the "bling" in hip-hop culture and fashion. Few recording artists have had a greater hand in incorporating the culture of...

At once surreal and neoclassical, Lee-Smith's masterful compositions reflect the social alienation of mid-20th-century AmericaHughie Lee-Smith came of age in the midst of the Great Depression, spending his early life primarily between Cleveland and...

A sophisticated publication dedicated to one of the most astonishing collections of African art. This book presents a variety of ritual figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Figurative sculpture is considered the best expression of African...

This is the first monograph on the internationally acclaimed Ivorian-American contemporary artist Aboudia. Aboudia (b. 1983) draws inspiration from local street culture in his hometown of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The artist is famous for his heavily...

A dynamic look at the vast creative production of contemporary women artists from around the globe A celebration of the work of women artists of color, this book explores the ways in which struggles for freedom and equality are deeply intertwined with...

An engaging introduction to contemporary Black American collage brings together art by fifty artists that reflects the breadth and complexity of Black identity Building on a technique that has roots in European and American traditions, Black artists...

"For all our sakes, I hope Deborah Roberts continues to stake a claim, through her work, for a more expansive view of Black children." --Dawoud BeyThe definitive look at two decades of work by Austin-based artist Deborah Roberts (born 1962) with newly...