Collection: Art

Artists and organizers explore experimental learning initiatives fostering solidarity and dialogue With a focus on labor organizing within the arts and tech industries, Software for...

Lawrence's landmark series on African American migration in context In 1941, Jacob Lawrence, then just 23 years old, made a series of 60 small tempera...

  For Volume 06, Forgotten Lands has chosen to center around what Cuban historical novelist, critical essayist, and short story writer Antonio Benítez-Rojo once termed...

From the acclaimed designer and bestselling author of Reimagining Design, a nonlinear approach to navigating design's nuances in pursuit of meaningful innovation. In Nonlinear, Kevin Bethune shows...

The first title in Aperture's Vision & Justice Series--featuring a collection of award-winning short essays by Maurice Berger that explore the intersections of photography, race,...

The first monograph by the New Black Vanguard's Arielle Bobb-Willis is a vivid statement about color, gesture, and style. Keep the Kid Alive, Arielle Bobb-Willis's first...

Paul Mpagi Sepuya reflects on the methodologies, strategies, and points of interest behind a single, expansive body of work at a pivotal moment in his...

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...

  A riveting conversation between the two artists, touching on seminal influences, experiences and practices This thought-provoking publication presents a fecund dialogue between Chicago-based painter...

  A powerhouse survey of work from today's most celebrated Black women artists Black women artists have historically faced marginalization and underrepresentation within the art...

Portrayals of James Baldwin and others in his circle highlight the iconic writer's activism The American writer and activist James Baldwin (1924-87) considered himself a...

  Travel with Ugandan American designer Nasozi Kakembo as she explores iconic home goods—from Malian mudcloth to Moroccan rugs—at the source and offers thoughtful guidance...

Dionne Brand explores English and American literature, and the colonial aesthetic that shaped her sense of self and the world, of what was possible and...

This classic iconic study of black images in American motion pictures has been updated and revised, as Donald Bogle continues to enlighten us with his...

First monograph of the African-American artist, famous for her representations of black femininity, whose spectacular pop patchworks deconstruct and recompose everyday feminine/masculine relations in their...

Moving Pictures Painted' celebrates a tradition of hand created Egyptian cinema posters made using the stone litho technique. The book will document 200 posters made...

Updated documentation of The Theater of Refusal on the exhibition's 30th anniversary. In 1993, at the University of California, Irvine, Charles Gaines and Catherine Lord mounted a...

A visual journey of Caribbean art profiling more than 60 contemporary Caribbean artists, curated by award-winning textile designer and artist, Malene Barnett. Through powerful interviews...

52 Walker presents THE WANDA COLEMAN SONGBOOK EP, produced by Cauleen Smith on the occasion of her exhibition at 52 Walker, New York, on view...

During the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At...

Considered the foremost exponent of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra mastered a wide array of styles that spanned jazz, R&B, experimental, and chamber works. In his 45-year...

A revelatory look at the life, work, and legacy of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey is one of the most celebrated choreographers of...

Amy Sherald's work, life, and significance for American art, as revealed in her powerful figurative paintings of Black subjects Bringing together nearly all of her...