Books: How a Black Art Library Quickly Gained Momentum

In less than one year, Asmaa Walton has shaped an idea into a full-fledged library of anthologies, ar

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In less than one year, Asmaa Walton has shaped an idea into a full-fledged library of anthologies, art books, exhibition catalogues, and monographs related to Black visual culture. Contributor Mia Imani Harrison recently chatted with her about the Black Art Library and the importance of art education and decolonial archive projects.Also worth adding to your reading list this week is this new handbook from Design Studio for Social Intervention. Heather Kapplow calls it a book of “everyday magic” on how to create communities towards which we can aspire.– Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews

How a Black Art Library Quickly Gained Momentum Black Art Library started as a Black History Month experiment where Asmaa Walton would post the covers of anthologies and art books from Black visual culture. Very quickly, the project grew in scope. Mia Imani Harrison

A Book of Practical, Everyday Magic Ideas, Arrangements, Effects is a rare, straightforward handbook for teachers, community organizers, artists on how to create communities we aspire toward. Heather Kapplow

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Loïs Mailou Jones, an Artist and Educator Who Made History Rebecca VanDiver surveys Jones’s work from the 1920 to the ’90s and considers how definitions and conceptions around Black art have changed. Eva Recinos

Judging All the Books by Their Covers The Look of The Book is a gallimaufry of reproduced book covers, and an account of the theories, traditions, and digitizations of such adornments. Matthew D. Rodrigues

The Poetry of Love and Textspeak Simina Banu’s poetry celebrates those who speak of love and loss in the language of emojis and memes, and have had our hearts broken by a text message. Megan N. Liberty

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A Novel Take on Teaching Children About Art Women Artists A to Z encourages young readers to interact thoughtfully and inquisitively with art and artists, which is no small undertaking. Laura Relyea

Alice Trumbull Mason, a Pioneer of Abstraction, Makes a Triumphant Return Emily Mason remembers her mother saying, “I’ll be famous when I’m dead.” Though fame may not be quite secured (yet), the artist’s first-ever monograph acts as bulwark against forgetting her legacy. Bridget Quinn

New Art Books for the New Season An autumnal offering of Artemisia Gentileschi, Dorothea Tanning, Henri Matisse, and Guston galore, among much, much else. Michael Glover

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