{"product_id":"the-black-index-9783777435961","title":"The Black Index","description":"The artists featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Black Index\u003c\/i\u003e--Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas--build upon the tradition of Black self-representation as an antidote to colonialist images. Their translations of photography challenge the medium's long-assumed qualities of objectivity, legibility, and identification. Using drawing, sculpture, and digital technology to transform the recorded image, these artists question our reliance on photography as a privileged source for documentary objectivity and historical understanding. The works featured here offer an alternative practice--a Black index. In the hands of these six artists, the index still serves as a finding aid for information about Black subjects, but it also challenges viewers' desire for classification and, instead, redirects them toward alternative information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooks, Bridget R.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783777435961\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120","brand":"Bridget R. Cooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33070254948427,"sku":"9783777435961","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_c6675abf-e620-4519-98e6-394d7d7b7ee8.jpg?v=1613520612","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-black-index-9783777435961","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}