What black is this you say? /

."What Black Is This You Say?, by Amanda Williams, convenes a broad set of contributors to respond to her own eponymous public artwork at Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City (2021-2023). In this collection, the 17 colors and captions that appeared on the facade of Storefront--t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Amanda (Author, Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2024]
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Table of Contents:
  • WBITYS? A public art project at Storefront for Art and Architecture / José Esparza Chong Cuy
  • Preface / Camille Bacon
  • About the contributors
  • All through the rubric of love / Amanda Williams in conversation with Cauleen Smith
  • mighty/Black wall (the Blackness of blackness) / Andres L. Hernandez
  • Invoking Black counter-publics / Amanda Williams, Mabel O. Wilson, and Justin Garrett Moore in conversation ; moderated by Camille Brown
  • Colors. Whatchu cain't do Black / Roxane Gay ; NYT uppercase / J Wortham ; Stevie's eyelids Black / Corinne Bailey Rae ; Andriana fur Black / Rikki Byrd
  • More than one Black / Joshua Segun-Lean ; Candy lady Black / Tomi Laja ; Praying over pork chops Black / Erick Williams ; ATM Black / Emmanuel Massillon ; Dark skin weapon / Habiba Hopson ; Patent Black / Pablo Whaley ; Fourth of July is a lie Black / Kara Jackson ; Hardheaded and tenderheaded Black / Jamila Woods ; CP time--rejected / Rohan Ayinde ; CP time--embraced / Rohan Ayinde ; Break from Blackness Black / Zoé Samudzi ; Blackness is not a color / Sena Amuzu ; I'm not African American Black / Cornelius Tulloch.