Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: A celebration of the joyful power of African American quilts, featuring images of over 100 quilts, new research and essays The first publication dedicated to historical African American quilts in California, Routed West traces the flow and flourishing of... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: From his early self-portraits to his site-specific installations, this volume underscores Rashid Johnson's fearless engagement with the central themes, questions and aesthetics of the contemporary era Co-organized by the Guggenheim New York and the... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
Adam Pendleton: Blackness, White, and Light MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: A colossal survey of Pendleton’s classic works, together with newly created color silkscreens New York-based artist Adam Pendleton (born 1984) uses letters, words, drips, splashes, sprays and collected images as primary materials in his... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was:
Japan Style MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: The authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan, a classic volume now back in print with a stunning new cover design ‘Japan style’ is an aesthetic recognizable to everyone: a beautifully displayed flower, an elegant... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was:
Isamu Noguchi MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: This definitive book explores the multidisciplinary career of one of the most experimental and pioneering artists of the 20th century. Encompassing the entirety of Isamu Noguchi’s work in sculpture, ceramics, photography, architecture,... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was:
The Art Front by Rose Valland MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: More than four decades after the passing of Monuments Woman Captain Rose Valland (1898–1980), one of the great heroines of World War II, the Monuments Men and Women Foundation released the first-ever English translation of her 1961 memoir, The Art Front:... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was:
Carl Van Vechten: 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Portraits of 50 pioneering figures of the Harlem Renaissance This elegantly designed and beautifully produced volume presents portraits of 50 extraordinary individuals who contributed to making the Harlem Renaissance one of the great cultural movements... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was:
Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Examining aesthetic connections between the works of more than 50 Black artists from throughout the global diaspora This book was born out of frustration with art histories that emphasize Black artists’ resilience over the aesthetic impact of their... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was:
El Anatsui: Art and Life MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: This expanded and revised edition celebrates the work of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui by exploring the artist's life and the trajectory of his remarkable career. El Anatsui: Art and Life by Susan Mullin Vogel is the essential resource on the Ghanaian... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was:
Wangechi Mutu MSRP: Now: $54.95 Was: The first monograph on the work of celebrated and influential Kenyan-American artist Wangechi Mutu Wangechi Mutu's remarkable body of work touches on such issues as sexuality, ecology, politics, and the rhythms and chaos that govern the world. Her... MSRP: Now: $54.95 Was:
Amy Sherald: The World We Make MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: This is the first comprehensive monograph on acclaimed painter Amy Sherald, whose distinctive style of simplified realist portraiture features African American subjects rendered against colorful monochrome backdrops or in everyday settings. Sherald rose... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was:
Claudette Johnson: Line, Rhythm, Space MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was: Tender yet compelling, Johnson's portraits of herself, her friends and her relatives are touchstones of Black figuration. A founding member of the Black British Arts Movement, Claudette Johnson (born 1959) creates large-scale drawings of Black people... MSRP: Now: $49.95 Was:
African Art Now: 50 Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century Osei Bonsu MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was: This deluxe hardcover survey, featuring profiles of 50 artists on the rise, is the definitive guide to contemporary African art. With African artists attracting sizable audience numbers to museums, setting sky-high auction records, and appearing in... MSRP: Now: $55.00 Was:
About Face: Stonewall, Revolt and New Queer Art MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was: A unique survey of 350 artworks by a global and diverse array of LGBTQ+ artists – many underrecognized and overlooked – from the last 50 years Though the Stonewall Riots might now be shorthand for the start of the gay rights movement, so much of... MSRP: Now: $65.00 Was:
The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989 MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: Focusing on the work of 33 artists, this volume examines the ways contemporary Korean art reflects the dynamic changes in the country following the 1980 Gwangju Uprising and 1988 Seoul Olympics, when a newly democratic South Korea opened up to the rest... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was:
Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was: Exploring the art and life of this important American artist whose work bridged the gaps between abstraction, feminism, and Blackness Howardena Pindell: Reclaiming Abstraction is a fascinating examination of the multifaceted career of artist, activist,... MSRP: Now: $60.00 Was:
Horace Pippin, American Modern MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: By Anne Monahan West Chester, PA's own Horace Pippin was arguably the most successful African American artist of his day. Pippin (1888–1946) taught himself to paint in the 1930s and quickly earned international renown for depictions of World War I,... MSRP: Now: $50.00 Was: