Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking book that explores the visual representations of black culture across the globe throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first
Trade Review'With this new edition, the formidable Powell has achieved something that seemed impossible: making this landmark book more indispensable than ever' - Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
'Powell's writing provides that rare combination of being comprehensive and contemporary, expressed with such clarity … Black Art’s relevance is undiminished' - Zoé Whitley, Director, Chisenhale Gallery
'Excellent artists’ profiles, lots of reproductions, and illuminating and original discussions of the social and cultural contexts and implications' - Booklist
'Significantly advances the discourse on black art and culture' - International Review of African American Art
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Dark Centre
1. Art, Culture and “the Souls of Black Folk”
2. Enter and Exit the “New Negro”
3. The Cult of the People
4. Pride, Assimilation, and Dreams
5. “Black is a Colour”
6. Culture as Currency
7. Through a Glass, Diasporally
8. Fin-de-Siècle Blues
9. The Price of Blackness
Bibliographical Notes
Select Bibliography and Sources
List of Illustrations 00 Index
