Young Gifted And Black

This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. M... (more)

This book brings together 52 iconic talents from the past and present and celebrates their inspirational achievements. Meet figureheads, leaders and pioneers such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams. (less)

"This book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of cur... (more)

"This book surveys the work of a new generation of Black artists, and also features the voices of a diverse group of curators who are on the cutting edge of contemporary art. As mission-driven collectors, Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi have championed emerging artists of African descent through museum loans and institutional support. But there has never been an opportunity to consider their acclaimed collection as a whole until now.""Edited by writer Antwaun Sargent (author of The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion), Young, Gifted and Black draws from this collection to shed new light on works by contemporary artists of African descent. At a moment when debates about the politics of visibility within the art world have taken on renewed urgency, and establishment voices such as the New York Times are declaring that 'it has become undeniable that African American artists are making much of the best American art today,' Young, Gifted and Black takes stock of how these new voices are impacting the way we think about identity, politics and art history itself."-- Publisher's description. (less)