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- An important examination of how artists have grappled with anti-Black violence and its representations from the late nineteenth century to the present From the horrors of slavery and lynching to the violent suppression of civil rights struggles and recent acts of police brutality, targeted violence of Black lives has been an ever-present fact in American history.
- About the Author: Janet Dees is the Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University.
- 136 Pages
- Art, History
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About the Book
Examines the vast array of art produced by African Americans in response to the continuing impact of anti-Black violence and how it is used to protest, process, mourn and memorialize those events.Book Synopsis
An important examination of how artists have grappled with anti-Black violence and its representations from the late nineteenth century to the present
From the horrors of slavery and lynching to the violent suppression of civil rights struggles and recent acts of police brutality, targeted violence of Black lives has been an ever-present fact in American history. Images of African American suffering and death have constituted an enduring part of the nation's cultural landscape, and the development of creative counterpoints to these images has been an ongoing concern for American artists. Investigating the conceptual and aesthetic strategies artists have used to engage with the issue of anti-Black violence, A Site of Struggle highlights diverse works of art and ephemera from the post-Reconstruction period of the late nineteenth century to the founding of the Black Lives Matter movement. Foregrounding the perspectives of African American cultural producers, this book examines three major questions: How are graphic portrayals of violence enlisted to protest horrors like lynchings? How have artists employed conceptual strategies and varying degrees of abstraction to avoid literal representations of violence? And how do artists explore violence through subtler engagements with the Black body? Ultimately, A Site of Struggle highlights the ubiquity and impact of anti-Black violence by focusing on its depictions; by examining how art has been used to protest, process, mourn, and memorialize this violence; and by providing the historical context for contemporary debates about its representation. The book's essays offer new perspectives from established and emerging scholars working in the fields of African American studies, art history, communications, and history. Contributors include Sampada Aranke, Courtney Baker, Huey Copeland, Janet Dees, Leslie Harris, and LaCharles Ward. Published in association with the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University Exhibition ScheduleThe Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
January 26-July 10, 2022 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama
August 13-November 6, 2022
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"Finalist for the Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, College Art Association"
About the Author
Janet Dees is the Steven and Lisa Munster Tananbaum Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University. Sampada Aranke is assistant professor of art history, theory, and criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Courtney R. Baker is associate professor of English at University of California, Riverside. Huey Copeland is the BFC Presidential Associate Professor of the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Leslie Harris is professor of history at Northwestern University. LaCharles Ward is a postdoctoral fellow at the Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Twitter @NUBlockMuseum Instagram @nublockmuseumDimensions (Overall): 11.3 Inches (H) x 9.3 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 136
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Janet Dees
Language: English
Street Date: April 26, 2022
TCIN: 84709280
UPC: 9780691209272
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-8566
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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