First published in 1997, Black Art: A Cultural History by art historian Richard J. Powell, a comprehensive survey of Black and African diasporan visual culture in the 20th century, has since been recognized as an indispensable work on African American art history.
This month, Thames & Hudson will publish a revised and expanded third edition (a second edition was released in 2002) that adds Powell’s discussion of Black art and artists over the last 20 years. In addition to painting, sculpture, and installation works, in this new edition Powell examines the graphic arts, photography, hip-hop, digital technologies, and Afrocentric videos and films; in addition to a new generation of African American artists making their mark on the global stage of the contemporary gallery art world.
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