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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Mainstream publishing and media haven't always done a great job at representing the contribution made by black creatives to the British art scene. Susan Sontag (1933-2004) was an American writer, philosopher and political activist best known for her essays on modern culture and criticism of the Vietnam War.

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Humans and Animals Commune with Nature and the Cosmos in the Multidisciplinary Work of Kiki Smith

Colossal

Her early drawings and sculptures literally turned the figure inside out, often depicting organs, body parts , and bodily fluids, which related closely to the root concern in the AIDS epidemic as well as the visceral experience of the menstrual cycle. See more of Smith’s work at Pace Gallery.

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Rooted in the American South, ‘Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers’ Recognizes Remarkable Artistic Traditions of Black Artists

Colossal

Thornton Dial, “Stars of Everything” (2004), mixed media, 248.9 Encompassing more than 60 quilts, sculptures, installations, paintings, drawings, and assemblages by 34 artists from the mid-20th-century to the present, the exhibition is drawn largely from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation. centimeters. x 40 centimeters.

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A NEW BOOK ON THE ART OF PHIL HALE

Illustration Art

Hale is an artist well worth following because he continues to grow and evolve in interesting ways I've just received an advance copy of Hale's beautiful new book, Use Music to Kill , a collection of his work from 2004 to 2018. The book gives us a rich collection of three types of work: paintings, drawings and photographic assemblages.

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Art Museums and Cultural Institutions Around the Globe are Sending Each Other Virtual Bouquets and Botanicals

Colossal

“Dance Hall Girl, daisies,” 2004. Cherry blossoms from our sculpture garden for all of our museum friends, thinking of you this week. Become a Colossal Member and support independent arts publishing. During these difficult times, we think everyone needs a dancing daisy to brighten their day. Jennifer Steinkamp.

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All About Avenir & Fonts Similar to Avenir

Envato Tuts+

Frutiger had dabbled in both sculpture and type design from a very young age, and the influence of the strict, formal cursives taught to him in his Swiss schooldays galvanised him to create more modernist and revolutionary alternatives. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

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Sketches of Frank Gehry: A Conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

Azure Magazine

Over the past two years , the French historian, author and curator Jean-Louis Cohen has published two seminal works on the world’s most renowned architect – Frank Gehry: The Masterpieces (a collection of some 40 significant built works) and Frank Gehry: Catalogue Raisonné of the Drawings Volume One, 1954–1978. We became instant friends.