Art

Museums and communities - what are the connections? Who leads and who follows? This book draws on the experiences of the author as the director of the Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba, Australia since its opening in 1987. It charts the changing dynamics...

Murder Dog has been the premiere magazine of underground Hip Hop for over twenty years now! This full-color book features the best of their covers with everyone from 50 Cent to Lil Wayne to Jacka to Nappy Roots and so many more.

The Chicano Civil Rights Movement (El Movimiento) of the 1960s and 1970s protested the social, political, and educational inequalities in Mexican American communities across the country, primarily in the Southwest. Chicana/Chicano muralists also took to...

What's the real meaning of "juke joint"? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues.Juke joint - two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real, edgy, from another time. All ju

Documenting the artistic practice of Rita Keegan: from exhibitions at major venues to everyday life as a working Black female artist. From the Bronx to Soho to Brixton, Mirror Reflecting Darkly is an exploration of the artist Rita Keegan's archive...

A stunning pictorial celebration of one of the most beloved First Ladies of our time: Michelle Obama. With 140 photographs, inspiring quotes, and excerpts from five historic speeches, this gorgeous volume pays tribute to Michelle Obama. Although it...

Botswana-born Meleko Mokgosi is an emerging contemporary artist whose large-scale figurative paintings are garnering growing accolades and attention worldwide. In all his work, Mokgosi emphasizes narrative storytelling. This approach inspires the viewer...

2020 IBPA Awards Winner! Mask presents a striking collection of rare masks steeped in ancient tradition, captured through the lens of one of the world's most celebrated documentary photographers. Celebrated photographer Chris Rainier has documented...

Explore Mark Bradford's career through his storied End Papers works. Drawing on the diverse cultural and geographic makeup of his South Los Angeles community, Mark Bradford is known for his wall-size collages and installations from scavenged materials...

The first comprehensive study of the work of one of the most significant abstract painters of his generation.This timely entry in the Contemporary Artists series focuses on Mark Bradford, the Los Angeles-based artist best known for his large-scale...

Making Livable Places explores the history and politics of the issues and places that shape Boise's metropolitan growth.

In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home, A Clearing in the Distance, and...