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June Jordan's Utopian Vision for Harlem
In the wake of the 1964 race riots, the Black feminist writer collaborated with architect Buckminster Fuller on a never-realized project to reimagine the neighborhood's public housing.
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The 30 Best Art Books of 2024
This expansive genre includes any title with a bearing on the multifaceted art world — from Audrey Flack’s memoir to Caitlin Cass’s Suffrage Song.
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Jonathan Lethem’s Alternative Life as an Artist
In a new book, the novelist and essayist writes in parallel to, rather than directly about, art.
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Serenading Entwined Lineages of Black Art and Music
Organized around the five components of a song, Nikki A. Greene dissects a lineage of sonic resonance and visual aesthetics in Grime, Glitter, and Glass.
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Asian America’s Unofficial Photographer Laureate
Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning glimpse into the fight for racial justice over the last half-century — one many Americans haven’t seen.
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A Brief History of Underwear in Art
Author Nina Edwards weaves a seamless tale of the social, visual, and economic dimensions of the hidden garments that literally underpin our lives.
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A Photographer’s Unflinching Hymn to Her Aging Body
Rosalind Fox Solomon forged her way as an artist at 53. With remarkable self-knowledge, A Woman I Once Knew lays out her nonagenarian life story.
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5 Art Books to Light Your Path Through November
A biography of Andy Warhol’s mother, São Paulo’s Neo-Avant-Garde, resplendent Hokusai works, plus new monographs and catalogs to check out this month.
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A Turn-of-the-Millennium Künstlerroman
One of the great joys of Endpapers is how author Jennifer Savran Kelly folds the search for artistic and gender identity into the elements of the book form.
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A Mother-Daughter Inheritance Illustrated in Thread and Ink
Galician artist Bea Lema navigates themes of generational trauma and healing, tenderly illustrating the story of a daughter who desperately wants to protect her mother.
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The Legendary Weavers of Black Mountain College
As a new book shows, the school’s teachings continue to influence creative practices.
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Did the Witch Trials Ever Truly Come to an End?
Marion Gibson’s research rigorously traces the legal and human aspects of the trials through today.