Overview
The artists featured in The Black Index--Dennis Delgado, Alicia Henry, Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle, Titus Kaphar, Whitfield Lovell, and Lava Thomas--build upon the tradition of Black self-representation as an antidote to colonialist images. Their translations of photography challenge the medium's long-assumed qualities of objectivity, legibility, and identification. Using drawing, sculpture, and digital technology to transform the recorded image, these artists question our reliance on photography as a privileged source for documentary objectivity and historical understanding. The works featured here offer an alternative practice--a Black index. In the hands of these six artists, the index still serves as a finding aid for information about Black subjects, but it also challenges viewers' desire for classification and, instead, redirects them toward alternative information.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9783777435961
- ISBN-10: 3777435961
- Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
- Publish Date: November 2021
- Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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