Greg Tate Foreword (3 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st printing, paperback variant. 8vo. Wrappers. xviii, 462pp. Cover by Jean-Michel Basquiat. 'LeRoi Jones, later known as Amiri Baraka, may be most famous for his plays, poetry, and music writings; but his one published novel, "The System of Dante's Hell" (1965), his book of short stories, "Tales" (1967), and his previously unpublished novel "6 Persons" (1973-74) give ample evidence that his fiction may even exceed his other work in complexity, invention, confessional recklessness, and contribution to issues of black identity. This volume includes all three of these masterpieces, and supplements them with four previously uncollected stories.' Very Good, slightly rubbed, the spine just lightly creased and the corners gently bumped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Hardback. 27 × 27.5cm, 119pp. Ellen Gallagher has emerged as one of the most acclaimed young artists in the United States over the past decade, and this book will be the first to present a significant body of recent work in one volume. Gallagher inflects the surface of her layered drawings and paintings with unique irony and wit. They refer obliquely to a history of African American stereotypes through minute interventions on the canvas: tongues, eyes, wigs, and lips appear like individual musical notes. Their lack of fully formed bodies underlines the manner in which these stereotypical images were used: appearing as disembodied parts in advertisements, toys, and other products of the popular culture. It is through repetition of this limited vocabulary of signs that meanings are established and transformed in Gallagher's work. The large-scale paintings in the exhibition and this accompanying book explore her personal iconography of forms. Included will be Gallagher's recent all-black paintings as well as a carefully selected group of drawings from the artist's own collection. In addition, it features an extensive interview with the artist, for which she has executed several drawings specifically to illustrate this section, as well as critical essays on the work. Condition: Very good condition. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Cover edges and corners are slightly bumped and rubbed. Page block face is slightly blemished. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Used.