Collection: Art

An illustrated reader featuring a collection of essays from trailblazing curator and writer Helen Molesworth - the first book of her collected writingsOver the past...

  A massive photographic archive of Lee "Scratch" Perry's legendary recording studio A 600-page tribute to one of the most famous locales in music history, Black...

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...

  In-depth discussions on bootlegging and its myriad definitions in the creative world Over the last few decades, the term "bootlegging"--a practice once relegated to...

Two sets of 20 unique letterpress postcards featuring quotes by iconic Black women, from Audre Lorde to Octavia Butler This freshly commissioned set of postcards...

Celebrating the storied career of a beloved letterpress printer whose posters spread messages of racial justiceDetroit-based letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is celebrated for...

Frazier’s personalized arrangements of her compelling photographs recognize the myriad social and political struggles of Black working-class communitiesFor more than two decades, artist-activist LaToya Ruby...

Additional details to come! A major survey chronicling Thomas’ vibrant, rhinestone-adorned paintingsNew York–based artist Mickalene Thomas’ critically acclaimed and extensive body of work spans painting,...

Centuries of art celebrating a global panorama of Indigenous cultures Continuing the work of the acclaimed Afro-Atlantic Histories, this publication from the Museu de Arte de...

The long-awaited monograph on Barkley L. Hendricks' powerful portraits of contemporary Black subjects Barkley L. Hendricks is rightly known as one of the foremost American...

"A gripping exploration of the joys, hardships, and truths of Black students through intimate, honest dialogues and stunning photography" Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy  "A radical,...

A definitive account of Blaxploitation cinema--the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre--from a distinctive voice in film history and criticism In 1971, two films...

A deeply personal meditation on and around modern Black expression, curated by the acclaimed London-based designer This volume, Grace Wales Bonner: Dream in the Rhythm--Visions of...

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...

An unapologetically bold, stimulating, and inspired collection of photographs and profiles celebrating the style of African Americans age 50+ Long inspired by mature adults daring...

The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history--until now. At the height of...

The ultimate backstage pass: a photographic inside look at the making of the pioneering hip hop documentary Rhyme & Reason In the mid-1990s, documentary filmmaker Peter...

From Dawoud Bey and Lorna Simpson to Sondra Perry and Kerry James Marshall, a multiethnic group of artists explores what it means to be seen,...

FIRST THINGS FIRST reframes the history of hip-hop but, this time, women are given credit for their trailblazing achievements that have left an undeniable impact...