Reframing Blackness: What's Black about "History of Art"? - Hardcover

$38.99

Reframing Blackness: What's Black about "History of Art"? - Hardcover

Name: Reframing Blackness: What's Black about "History of Art"? - Hardcover
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SKU: 9781529186406
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by Alayo Akinkugbe

$38.99

Book Overview

'Thorough, accessible, essential' Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art without Men

'A sparkling debut. Bold, eloquent, personal and clear-eyed, Alayo Akinkugbe is a major new voice in writing about art, museums and culture. This book will shift your frames of reference, expand your canvas, and give you hope for the future ― changing how you look at art while also making you look again at your ways of seeing' - Dan Hicks, author of The Brutish Museums

'To explore a history of Black communities across centuries of art is a love letter to the practice, a gift of knowledge and an ode to those who's creative expressions give us much to be inspired by today' - Sofia Akel, cultural historian and founder

Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored.

In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges this void.

Exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, as well as Blackness in museums, in feminist art movements and in the curriculum, Alayo unveils an overlooked but integral part of our collective art history.

Refreshing and accessible, this promises to start a much-needed conversation in culture and education.

ISBN	9781529186406
Author	Alayo Akinkugbe
Publisher	Merky Books
Genre	Arts and History
Format	Hardcover
Published	November 2025
Language	ENG- English
Pages	176
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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