General Art

New abstract works by Adam Pendleton that expand the language of Black Dada, both visually and spatiallyThrough his dynamic paintings and text-based works, Black Dada pioneer Adam Pendleton (born 1984) continually focuses on the intersection between...

Luminous and tranquil, Saar's newest installation uses natural objects and materials to take the viewer on a spiritual journeyThis volume features the Huntington Library and Museum's commissioned site-specific installation Drifting toward Twilight (2023)...

A richly illustrated rediscovery of Elizabeth Catlett: printmaker, sculptor and tireless advocate for human rightsBorn in Washington, DC, Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) moved to Mexico in 1946. Still, her artwork always remained attuned to the Black...

Hodges' latest series, centered around the motif of reflective surfacesThis body of work from American painter Reggie Burrows Hodges (born 1965) takes reflection as its primary focus: a handheld mirror, the glimmer of a sliding door, a glistening pool...

Kayode Ojo's sculptural installations made of ready-made items prompt reflections on class, consumption, and the fragility of luxury. "There is a sense of urgency in these fleeting collisions between fashion and art. It's the kind of tenuous exchange...

A poignant, unflinching study of black grief as a form of elegy found in visual art, music, literature--everywhere, if you know how to see it. In Black Elegies, Kimberly Juanita Brown examines the form of the elegy and its unique capacity to convey the...

Winner of the 2023 Horowitz Prize by the Bard Graduate CenterShortlisted for the 2024 Charles C. Eldredge Prize by the Smithsonian American Art MuseumA meditation on suffering, resilience, creativity, and graceIn 1942 Missouri Pettway, newly suffering...

A Hollywood history told from the perspective of those that fought for diversity, inclusion and acknowledgement Are the Oscars (still) so white? Is it even possible to decolonize the film industry? Why is Hollywood's race problem everyone's problem? ...

Ten beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of handcrafted objects and their makers, providing inspiration and insight into Black history and craftsmanship.   Black artisans have long been central to American art and design, creating...

A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue--and its fascinating role in Black history and culture--from National Book Award winner Imani Perry Throughout history, the concept of Blackness has been remarkably intertwined with another color:...

Contemporary Black artist Trenton Doyle Hancock responds to the provocative images of twentieth-century Jewish painter Philip Guston A defining figure of the New York School, Philip Guston (1913-1980) frequently alluded to racism, antisemitism, and...

A compact introduction to Cauleen Smith's experimental, imaginative films incorporating science fiction, Afrofuturism and contemporary Chicago cultureSince making her first feature while a student at UCLA, Los Angeles-based artist Cauleen Smith (born...

The first book to focus on experimental artist and designer Robert Paige Robert Earl Paige is one of the most iconic artists and designers from Chicago's South Side. A multidisciplinary artist and arts educator, he works across textile design, painting,...

An astonishing new narrative of Mandu Yenu, a throne from the ancient Kingdom of Bamum. "Most of the time, it is the power of men that we remember." With these words, which open L?onora Miano's text for Objects Talk Back, an astonishing new narrative...

An urban sociologist befriends a visionary Detroit craftsman, artist, and inventor. Over the course of the next several years Paul Draus records how Carlos Nielbock's life experiences act as a lens that refracts the key challenges facing the city of...

A stunning presentation of the acclaimed British painter Chris Ofili's newest body of work that continues his exploration of Shakespeare's Othello Renowned for his rich, multilayered paintings, Ofili here expands his engagement with William Shakespeare's...