Description
Book SynopsisThis mid-career retrospective of the world's preeminent hip-hop/rap photographer offers a unique visual mix tape of hip-hop artists, producers, and record dealers from the West Coast to the global African musical diaspora.
Trade ReviewA magnificent retrospective of the world’s preeminent hip-hop/rap photographer. * City Lights Books *
...an entrancing mid-career retrospective. The featured photos swerve from the journalistic to the impressionistic, capturing expansive stories in a single frame and combining unlikely source material to blur personal and political histories together in unexpected ways. * Red Bull Music Academy *
With a design that juxtaposes two photos side-by-side on each spread,
Ghostnotes creates a dialogue in much the same way as when you’re flicking through vinyl in a record shop. * Vinyl Factory *
Ghostnotes quickly gets you familiar with Cross' impact on hip-hop culture, his travels and fascination with record stores from all around the world. * Eugene Weekly, Photography Books of the Year *
The photos…are arranged thematically like songs mixed together on a well-made mixtape. Cross's documentary style photos connect music, visual art and radical politics. * KCET *
Table of Contents
- Introduction by Jeff Chang
- Side A. B+ and the Rhythm of Vision by Greg Tate
- Side B. Terra Space Division by Dave Tompkins
- Captions
- Afterword by B+
- Acknowledgments
