A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love
'There must be a revolution in the way we see, the way we look'
In a collection of essays, critiques and interviews, bell hooks responds to the ongoing dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticising art and aesthetics in a world increasingly concerned with identity politics. hooks shares her own experience of the transformative power of art whilst exploring topics ranging from art in education and the home to the politics of space and imagination as a revolutionary tool. She positions her writings on visual politics within the ever-present question of how art can be empowering within the Black community.
Speaking with artists such as Carrie Mae Weems and Alison Saar, and examining the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Art on My Mind is a generous and expansive body of work that has become increasingly relevant since it was first published in 1995. Here is an essential tool for understanding the contemporary moment, and a fundamental text for any reader concerned with making and sustaining a democratic artistic culture.
| ISBN: | 9780241711491 |
| Publication date: | 8th May 2025 |
| Author: | bell hooks |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Theory of art Feminism and feminist theory Ethnic studies Political activism / Political engagement Theory of architecture |
A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love
'There must be a revolution in the way we see, the way we look'
In a collection of essays, critiques and interviews, bell hooks responds to the ongoing dialogues about producing, exhibiting and criticising art and aesthetics in a world increasingly concerned with identity politics. hooks shares her own experience of the transformative power of art whilst exploring topics ranging from art in education and the home to the politics of space and imagination as a revolutionary tool. She positions her writings on visual politics within the ever-present question of how art can be empowering within the Black community.
Speaking with artists such as Carrie Mae Weems and Alison Saar, and examining the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Art on My Mind is a generous and expansive body of work that has become increasingly relevant since it was first published in 1995. Here is an essential tool for understanding the contemporary moment, and a fundamental text for any reader concerned with making and sustaining a democratic artistic culture.
Art on My Mind features in the following genres: Theory of art, Feminism and feminist theory, Ethnic studies, Political activism / Political engagement, Theory of architecture
Art on My Mind is available in Paperback
Art on My Mind was written by bell hooks and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Art on My Mind has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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