{"product_id":"black-refractions-highlights-from-the-studio-museum-in-harlem-9780847866380","title":"Black Refractions: Highlights from the Studio Museum in Harlem","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative guide to one of the world's most important collections of African-American art, with works by artists from Romare Bearden to Kehinde Wiley.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe artists featured in \u003ci\u003eBlack Refractions\u003c\/i\u003e, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, and Lorna Simpson, are drawn from the renowned collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem. Through exhibitions, public programs, artist residencies, and bold acquisitions, this pioneering institution has served as a nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally since its founding in 1968. Rather than aim to construct a single history of black art, \u003ci\u003eBlack Refractions\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes a plurality of narratives and approaches, traced through 125 works in all media from the 1930s to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essay by Connie Choi and entries by Eliza A. Butler, Akili Tommasino, Taylor Aldridge, Larry Ossei Mensah, Daniela Fifi, and other luminaries contextualize the works and provide detailed commentary. A dialogue between Thelma Golden, Connie Choi, and Kellie Jones draws out themes and challenges in collecting and exhibiting modern and contemporary art by artists of African descent. More than a document of a particular institution's trailblazing path, or catalytic role in the development of American appreciation for art of the African diaspora, this volume is a compendium of a vital art tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Choi, Connie H.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847866380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.60h x 9.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Connie H. Choi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32972963774539,"sku":"9780847866380","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e3452fcd-5e84-43c3-a0c8-e810a7e7f644.jpg?v=1606343594","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/black-refractions-highlights-from-the-studio-museum-in-harlem-9780847866380","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}