Dawoud Bey : two American projects /

Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) is an American photographer best known for his large-scale portraits of underrepresented subjects and his commitment to fostering dialogue about contemporary social and political topics. Bey has also found inspiration in the past, and in two recent series, presented together her...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Keller, Corey (Author), Sherman, Elisabeth (Author)
Other Authors:	Bey, Dawoud, 1953- (Photographer), Dyson, Torkwase (Contributor), Nelson, Steven, 1962- (Contributor), Perry, Imani, 1972- (Contributor), Rankine, Claudia, 1963- (Contributor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco, CA : New Haven, CT : San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ; Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Bey, Dawoud, > 1953- > Exhibitions. Photography, Artistic > Exhibitions. Portrait photography > Exhibitions.

Table of Contents:

Directors' forewords / Neal Benezra and Adam D. Weinberg
Now is the time / Corey Keller and Elisabeth Sherman
Dawoud Bey's historical turn / Steven Nelson
Plates: Night coming tenderly, black
To fling my arms wide on: On Night coming tenderly, Black / Claudia Rankine
Black compositional thought: black hauntology, plantationocene, and paradoxical form / Torkwase Dyson
Plates: The Birmingham project
Familiar grace / Imani Perry.