"Black Futures is a collection of work--art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more--that tells the story of the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world that black artists, high and low, are producing today. The book presents a succession of brilliant and provocative pieces--from both emerging and renowned creators of all kinds--that generates an entrancing rhythm: Readers will go from conversations with hackers...

Jacques Barzun (1907–2012) was professor of history at Columbia University and the author of many books, including the bestselling From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to the Present; Simple and Direct; The Energies of Art; and The House of Intellect. From the celebrated cultural historian and bestselling author, a provocative history of the evolution of our ideas about art since the early nineteenth century In this...

A lively examination of the spirit and practices that have made the indie movement into a powerful cultural phenomenon. You know the look: skinny jeans, Chuck Taylors, perfectly mussed bed-head hair; You know the music, Modest Mouse, the Shins, Pavement. You know the ethos: DIY with a big helping of irony. But, what does it really mean to be "indie"? As popular television shows adopt indie soundtracks and the signature style bleeds into mainstream...

"In 'Black paper,' Teju Cole meditates on what it means to keep our humanity--and witness the humanity of others--in a time of darkness. 'Darkness,' Cole writes, 'is not empty.' Through art, politics, travel, and memoir, he returns us to the wisdom latent in shadows, and sets the darkness echoing. The opening essay sets the mood for the book, as Cole travels to southern Italy and Sicily to view a series of Caravaggio paintings. He ponders the suffering...

"This visually exciting book takes a unique look at our globe from the perspective of art, culture, and sports. Using an innovative design, maps are populated by infographics, graphs, and icons to represent information and statistics about a subject in a very visual way. This aids readers in comparing and contrasting the same subjects in different parts of the world. Each spread explores one subject in-depth, such as what the relationship is between...

The Collection includes records and collected artwork of AS220 from 1983-2017. Annual accruals are expected. The materials in the collection represent the work of a wide variety of artists and performers as well as the organization. Researchers will find evidence of a complex, creative community with a national reach and strong impact on the streetscape of an urban downtown area. The bulk of the collection includes artwork and communications/public...

"An essay collection exploring the aesthetics of class aspirationalism, the complications of creating art and fashion for everyone, and the limits of identity politics"--