Collection: Art

A revelatory first look at the painting practice of artist Lorna Simpson, whose work combines abstraction and figuration to highlight issues of identity and representation...

This exploration of Black dandy fashion and its representation in art and literature highlights the vibrant, complicated legacy of a recognizable yet constantly shifting style,...

Issue 06 Magnetism The mirroring, manifestation, and glue that binds us together. Issue 06 is inspired by the invisible forces created to push ideas forward,...

"An awe-striking masterpiece of love." -- Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling author "The sentences alone in In Open Contempt make it one of the most memorable...

Nikki Giovanni’s extraordinary new collection—a landmark of American literature—speaks to the fury of our current political moment while reflecting on the tragedies and triumphs of...

Out of this collection of twenty-two interviews spanning two decades rises the distinctive voice of "the princess of black poetry." Nikki Giovanni entered the literary...

The canonical work of cultural criticism by the "profoundly influential critic" (Artnet), in a beautiful thirtieth-anniversary edition, featuring a new foreword by esteemed visual artist...

GREATNESS: Diverse Designers of Architecture is a compelling exploration of the contributions of diverse architects to the field of architecture. This book delves into the...

A groundbreaking collection of photographs and essays that shed new light on the history of Black America, from the Picturing Black History project. "An astonishing...

A gorgeous, authoritative, and image-filled celebration of pageantry and community created by ballroom culture for Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ people.   The subculture of Ballroom...

In a complex tangle of past and present, contemporary artists engage with the legacies of non-Western 20th-century counterculture movements   Increasingly, contemporary artists are returning...

Forrester's vivid, gestural paintings circulate around ideas of ancestry, family, reggae club culture and the violence inflicted on Black communities   This volume presents 45...

This book features more than two hundred photographs Polillo took of the illustrious musicians active in those years, from Louis Armstrong to Duke Ellington, Count Basie,...

Over the course of 2020-2021, during the pandemic, Kara Walker has produced series of drawings in the style of a medieval 'Book of Hours'. Enigmatic...

Born in San Francisco, William Scott has developed his artistic practice while working at Creative Growth, an art centre where people with developmental disabilities are...

'Diasporic Threads: Black Women, Fibre & Textiles' highlights Black women's contributions to art and history through fibre-related mediums. The author, Dr. Sharbreon Plummer (Baton Rouge,...

Uses social and environmental justice theories to rethink the future of architecture.   Thought Forms is a series featuring provocative essays that analyze and reimagine the...

Boafo's sculptural, collage-like paintings present a contemporary image of Black self-empowerment and self-perception This volume accompanies the first museum exhibition in Europe for the Ghanian...

First published in 1998, Leeming's landmark biography of Beauford Delaney returns to print Long out of print, this new edition of David Leeming's landmark biography...

Shining Lights is the first critical anthology of Black women photo-graphers active in the UK during the 1980s and 1990s, providing a richly illustrated overview...

Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval tells the story of an unlikely partnership between June Jordan and R. Buckminster Fuller, and their attempt to reimagine Harlem...

A richly illustrated rediscovery of Elizabeth Catlett: printmaker, sculptor and tireless advocate for human rights Born in Washington, DC, Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) moved to Mexico...

An awe-inspiring picture book about the origin and advancement of humans, from author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Nikkolas Smith. Fossil records show that the...

Discover the stunning visual imagery of Carlota Guerrero, one of today's most exciting young photographers. Although her reputation exploded in 2016 with her iconic portrait...