Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph
Smith, Ming; Govenar, Alan; Iduma, Emmanuel; Talbert, Janet Hill; Jayawardane, M. Neelika
Language: English
Published by Aperture Foundation / Documentary Arts, New York / Dallas, 2020
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Quarto. Hardcover. Front board is metallic illustrated cloth spine and rear are black paper with white titles. Vertical belly band on rear board. 235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. "A long-awaited monograph on photographer Ming Smith, whose poetic and experimental images have become icons of twentieth-century African American life. One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved from the Midwest to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith's work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion to theater, music, poetry, and dance-from the "Pittsburgh Cycle" plays of August Wilson to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With never-before-seen images, and a range of illuminating essays and interviews, this tribute to Smith's singular vision promises to be an enduring contribution to the history of American photography. Copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts"--. VG. Boards are ever so slightly bowed and verticle belly band has some wear, creasing and a innch long tear along the bottom edge.…
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- Title
- Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph
- Author
- Smith, Ming; Govenar, Alan; Iduma, Emmanuel; Talbert, Janet Hill; Jayawardane, M. Neelika
- Publisher
- Aperture Foundation / Documentary Arts, New York / Dallas
- Publication year
- 2020
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1597114820
- ISBN 13
- 9781597114820
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One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith’s work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion to theater, music, poetry, and dance―from the “Pittsburgh Cycle” plays of August Wilson to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With never-before-seen images, and a range of illuminating essays and interviews, this tribute to Smith’s singular vision promises to be an enduring contribution to the history of American photography.
Copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts
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About the Author
Emmanuel Iduma is an art critic and author of A Stranger’s Pose (2018).
Arthur Jafa is an artist, cinematographer, and recipient of the 2019 Venice Biennale Golden Lion award.
M. Neelika Jayawardane is a professor and researcher. Her work has appeared in Aperture and Frieze, and she is a founding member of Africa Is a Country.
Yxta Maya Murray is professor of law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and author of the forthcoming novel Art Is Everything.
Hans Ulrich Obrist is artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in London, author of The Interview Project, and coeditor of Cahiers d’Art.
Namwali Serpell is a novelist, critic, professor, and author of The Old Drift (2019).
Janet Hill Talbert is a jewelry designer, former book editor, and founder of the African American book imprint Harlem Moon.
Greg Tate is an author and musician. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Artforum, among other publications.
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