Stick to the skin : African American and Black British art, 1965-2015 /
"The first comparative history of African American and Black British artists, artworks, and art movements, Stick to the Skin traces the lives and works of over fifty twentieth- and twenty-first-century painters, photographers, sculptors, mixed-media assemblage, installation, video, and performa...
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Oakland, California :
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Lubaina Himid
- Preface: "We will be/who we want/where we want/with whom we want"
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: "Inside the invisible" : African American and Black British artists and art-making traditions
- "Do something with it" : the search for a new critical language in African American and Black British art
- "I'm always ready to die" : memorializing slavery and narrativizing freedom: Betye Saar, Lubaina Himid, Benny Andrews, Tam Joseph
- "Lifting, hanging, burning" : defiance, dissidence, and to destroy is to create: Noah Purifoy, Rasheed Araeen, Juginder Lamba, Melvin Edwards
- "Branded, raped, beaten" : acts and arts of bearing witness: Maud Sulter, Carrie Mae Weems, Marlene Smith
- "How to paint suffering" : anti-portraiture, anti-product, and anti-painting: Frank Bowling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chris Ofili
- "Enter at your own risk" : artist-as-trickster-as-prophet-as-historian-as-witness-as-freedom-fighter-as-artist: Donald Rodney, Keith Piper, Thornton Dial, Kara Walker
- "Buried, hidden and disguised" : "storying" in a state of shock: Faith Ringgold, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson
- "A freak in the blizzard of the white man's gaze" : black absent presences and present absences: Eddie Chambers, Ingrid Pollard, Gavin Jantjes, Joy Gregory
- An "indelible mark"? : autobiographies, archives, and amnesia: Sutapa Biswas, Chila Kumari Burman, Vanley Burke, Roshini Kempadoo
- "I was branded" : spectacularized histories, serial narratives, and illicit iconographies: Steve McQueen, Hew Locke, Godfried Donkor, Hank Willis Thomas
- "Power to the powerless" : tracing black lives in protest portraits, history paintings, and radical installations: Barbara Walker, Kimathi Donkor, Mary Evans, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- "Hurting to death" : struggle, survival, and storytelling in salvaged objects, paint, beads, and steel: Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey, Sokari Douglas Camp, Joyce J. Scott
- Conclusion: "Survivors of the diasporic journey" : past, present, and future artists and art-making traditions: Deborah Willis, Gurminder Sikand, Mona Hatoum, Zarina Bhimji, Yinka Shonibare, Hurvin Anderson, Thomas J. Price, Larry Achiampong, Nicola Frimpong
- Notes
- Bibliographic note
- Foreword / Lubaina Himid
- Preface: "We will be/who we want/where we want/with whom we want"
- Introduction: "Inside the invisible" : African American and Black British artists and art-making traditions
- "Do something with it" : the search for a new critical language in African American and Black British art
- "I'm always ready to die" : memorializing slavery and narrativizing freedom: Betye Saar, Lubaina Himid, Benny Andrews, Tam Joseph
- "Lifting, hanging, burning" : defiance, dissidence, and to destroy is to create: Noah Purifoy, Rasheed Araeen, Juginder Lamba, Melvin Edwards
- "Branded, raped, beaten" : acts and arts of bearing witness: Maud Sulter, Carrie Mae Weems, Marlene Smith
- "How to paint suffering" : anti-portraiture, anti-product, and anti-painting: Frank Bowling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chris Ofili
- "Enter at your own risk" : artist-as-trickster-as-prophet-as-historian-as-witness-as-freedom-fighter-as-artist: Donald Rodney, Keith Piper, Thornton Dial, Kara Walker
- "Buried, hidden and disguised" : "storying" in a state of shock: Faith Ringgold, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson
- "A freak in the blizzard of the white man's gaze" : black absent presences and present absences: Eddie Chambers, Ingrid Pollard, Gavin Jantjes, Joy Gregory
- An "indelible mark"? : autobiographies, archives, and amnesia: Sutapa Biswas, Chila Kumari Burman, Vanley Burke, Roshini Kempadoo
- "I was branded" : spectacularized histories, serial narratives, and illicit iconographies: Steve McQueen, Hew Locke, Godfried Donkor, Hank Willis Thomas
- "Power to the powerless" : tracing black lives in protest portraits, history paintings, and radical installations: Barbara Walker, Kimathi Donkor, Mary Evans, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- "Hurting to death" : struggle, survival, and storytelling in salvaged objects, paint, beads, and steel: Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey, Sokari Douglas Camp, Joyce J. Scott
- Conclusion: "Survivors of the diasporic journey" : past, present, and future artists and art-making traditions: Deborah Willis, Gurminder Sikand, Mona Hatoum, Zarina Bhimji, Yinka Shonibare, Hurvin Anderson, Thomas J. Price, Larry Achiampong, Nicola Frimpong
- Preface : "We will be/ who we want/ where we want/ with whom we want"
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction : "Inside the invisible" : African American and Black British artists and art-making traditions
- "Do something with it" : the search for a new critical language in African American and Black British art
- "I'm always ready to die" : memorializing slavery and narrativizing freedom : Betye Saar, Lubaina Himid, Benny Andrews, Tam Joseph
- "Lifting, hanging, burning" : defiance, dissidence, and to destroy is to create : Noah Purifoy, Rasheed Araeen, Juginder Lamba, Melvin Edwards
- "Branded, raped, beaten" : acts and arts of bearing witness : Maud Sulter, Carrie Mae Weems, Marlene Smith
- "How to paint suffering" : anti-portraiture, anti-product, and anti-painting : Frank Bowling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chris Ofili
- "Enter at your own risk" : artist-as-trickster-as-prophet-as-historian-as-witness-as-freedom-fighter-as-artist : Donald Rodney, Keith Piper, Thornton Dial, Kara Walker
- "Buried, hidden and disguised" : "storying" in a state of shock : Faith Ringgold, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson
- "A freak in the blizzard of the white mans gaze" : black absent-presences and present-absences : Eddie Chambers, Ingrid Pollard, Gavin Jantjes, Joy Gregory
- An "indelible mark"? : autobiographies, archives, and amnesia
- Sutapa Biswas, Chila Kumari Burman, Vanley Burke-Roshini Kempadoo
- "I was branded" : spectacularized histories, serial narratives, and illicit iconographies : Steve McQueen, Hew Locke, Godfried Donkor, Hank Willis Thomas
- "Power to the powerless" : tracing black lives in protest portraits, history paintings, and radical installations : Barbara Walker, Kimathi Donkor, Mary Evans, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- "Hurting to death" : struggle, survival, and storytelling in salvaged objects, paint, beads, and steel : Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey, Sokari Douglas Camp, Joyce J. Scott
- Conclusion : "survivors of the diasporic journey" : past, present, and future artists and art-making traditions : Deborah Willis, Gurminder Sikand, Mona Hatoum, Zarina Bhimji, Yinka Shonibare, Hurvin Anderson, Tom Price, Larry Achiampong, Nicola Frimpong
- Machine generated contents note: 1 "Do Something with It" The Search for a New Critical Language in African American and Black British Art
- 2. "I'm Always Ready to Die" Memorializing Slavery and Narrativizing Freedom / Tam Joseph
- 3. "Lifting, Hanging, Burning" Defiance, Dissidence, and to Destroy Is to Create / Melvin Edwards
- 4. "Branded, Raped, Beaten" Acts and Arts of Bearing Witness / Marlene Smith
- 5. "How to Paint Suffering" Anti-Portraiture, Anti-Product, and Anti-Painting / Chris Ofili
- 6. "Enter at Your Own Risk" Artist-as-Trickster-as-Prophet-as-Historian-as-Witness-as- Freedom- Fighter-as-Artist / Kara Walker
- 7. "BURIED, HIDDEN, AND DISGUISED" "Storying" in a State of Shock / Claudette Johnson
- 8. "A FREAK IN THE BLIZZARD OF THE WHITE MAN'S GAZE" Black Absent Presences and Present Absences / Joy Gregory
- 9. An "Indelible Mark"? Autobiographies, Archives, and Amnesia / Roshini Kempadoo
- 10. "I Was Branded" Spectacularized Histories, Serial Narratives, and Illicit Iconographies / Hank Willis Thomas
- 11. "Power to the Powerless" Tracing Black Lives in Protest Portraits, History Paintings, and Radical Installations / Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- 12. "Hurting to Death" Struggle, Survival, and Storytelling in Salvaged Objects, Paint, Beads, and Steel / Joyce J. Scott.
- Foreword / Lubaina Himid
- Preface "We will be/who we want/where we want/with whom we want"
- Introduction. "Inside the invisible" : African American and Black British artists and art-making traditions
- "Do something with it" : the search for a new critical language in African American and Black British art
- "I'm always ready to die" : memorializing slavery and narrativizing freedom : Betye Saar, Lubaina Himid, Benny Andrews, Tam Joseph
- "Lifting, hanging, burning" : defiance, dissidence, and to destroy is to create : Noah Purifoy, Rasheed Araeen, Juginder Lamba, Melvin Edwards
- "Branded, raped, beaten" : acts and arts of bearing witness : Maud Sulter, Carrie Mae Weems, Marlene Smith
- "How to paint suffering" : anti-portraiture, anti-product, and anti-painting : Frank Bowling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chris Ofili
- "Enter at your own risk" : artist-as-trickster-as-prophet-as-historian-as-witness-as-freedom-fighter-as-artist : Donald Rodney, Keith Piper, Thornton Dial, Kara Walker
- "Buried, hidden and disguised" : "storying" in a state of shock: Faith Ringgold, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson
- "A freak in the blizzard of the white man's gaze" : black absent presences and present absences : Eddie Chambers, Ingrid Pollard, Gavin Jantjes, Joy Gregory
- An "indelible mark"? : autobiographies, archives, and amnesia : Sutapa Biswas, Chila Kumari Burman, Vanley Burke, Roshini Kempadoo
- "I was branded" : spectacularized histories, serial narratives, and illicit iconographies: Steve McQueen, Hew Locke, Godfried Donkor, Hank Willis Thomas
- "Power to the powerless" : tracing black lives in protest portraits, history paintings, and radical installations: Barbara Walker, Kimathi Donkor, Mary Evans, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- "Hurting to death" : struggle, survival, and storytelling in salvaged objects, paint, beads, and steel: Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey, Sokari Douglas Camp, Joyce J. Scott
- Conclusion. "Survivors of the diasporic journey" : past, present, and future artists and art-making traditions : Deborah Willis, Gurminder Sikand, Mona Hatoum, Zarina Bhimji, Yinka Shonibare, Hurvin Anderson, Thomas J. Price, Larry Achiampong, Nicola Frimpong.
- Foreword / Lubaina Himid
- Preface "We will be/who we want/where we want/with whom we want"
- Introduction. "Inside the invisible" : African American and Black British artists and art-making traditions
- "Do something with it" : the search for a new critical language in African American and Black British art
- "I'm always ready to die" : memorializing slavery and narrativizing freedom: Betye Saar, Lubaina Himid, Benny Andrews, Tam Joseph
- "Lifting, hanging, burning" : defiance, dissidence, and to destroy is to create: Noah Purifoy, Rasheed Araeen, Juginder Lamba, Melvin Edwards
- "Branded, raped, beaten" : acts and arts of bearing witness: Maud Sulter, Carrie Mae Weems, Marlene Smith
- "How to paint suffering" : anti-portraiture, anti-product, and anti-painting: Frank Bowling, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chris Ofili
- "Enter at your own risk" : artist-as-trickster-as-prophet-as-historian-as-witness-as-freedom-fighter-as-artist: Donald Rodney, Keith Piper, Thornton Dial, Kara Walker
- "Buried, hidden and disguised" : "storying" in a state of shock: Faith Ringgold, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson
- "A freak in the blizzard of the white man's gaze" : black absent presences and present absences: Eddie Chambers, Ingrid Pollard, Gavin Jantjes, Joy Gregory
- An "indelible mark"? : autobiographies, archives, and amnesia: Sutapa Biswas, Chila Kumari Burman, Vanley Burke, Roshini Kempadoo
- "I was branded" : spectacularized histories, serial narratives, and illicit iconographies: Steve McQueen, Hew Locke, Godfried Donkor, Hank Willis Thomas
- "Power to the powerless" : tracing black lives in protest portraits, history paintings, and radical installations: Barbara Walker, Kimathi Donkor, Mary Evans, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
- "Hurting to death" : struggle, survival, and storytelling in salvaged objects, paint, beads, and steel: Lonnie Holley, Bessie Harvey, Sokari Douglas Camp, Joyce J. Scott
- Conclusion. "Survivors of the diasporic journey" : past, present, and future artists and art-making traditions: Deborah Willis, Gurminder Sikand, Mona Hatoum, Zarina Bhimji, Yinka Shonibare, Hurvin Anderson, Thomas J. Price, Larry Achiampong, Nicola Frimpong.