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In the spirit of the old “worth a thousand words” adage, Colin Salter has compiled an impressive array of groundbreaking posters from around the world. Together, these images present a cross-section of works that mobilized, inspired, and otherwise “changed the world” during their time.

Also worth checking out is this excerpt on Black masculinity and performance from Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture by poet Anaïs Duplan, as well as reviews of a pivotal text on craft, a recounting of the glories of watercolor, and a feminist take on Beowolf, and so much more.

Last but not least, this deep dive into the work of pioneering artist and educator Loïs Mailou Jones brought some light to my weekend.

– Dessane Lopez Cassell, Editor, Reviews

Posters That Changed the World, From Anti-Slavery Campaigns to Vaccination Efforts

Colin Salter surveys the “world’s most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters.”

Colin Salter

Making Use of the Mundane: Black Performance & Becoming

In this excerpt from his new book, Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture, Anaïs Duplan probes the constraints and contradictions of Black masculinity.

Anaïs Duplan

A New Book Awash With the Glories of Watercolor

Watercolor: A History features over 300 dazzling, full-color illustrations, all specially printed on Munken paper to capture the intensity and texture of the original works.

Lauren Moya Ford

Loïs Mailou Jones, an Artist and Educator Who Made History

Rebecca VanDiver hopes that her book will appeal to readers interested in “what it means to be Black in the 20th century, what it means to Black in the 21st century.”

Eva Recinos

Updating a Pivotal Presentation of Craft

A heartfelt display, Objects USA: 2020 updates the 1969 project by building bridges of influence and inspiration across generations of artists.

Sarah Rose Sharp

A New, Feminist Translation of Beowulf

Maria Dahvana Headley’s breathtakingly audacious and idiomatically rich Beowulf: A New Translation is a breath of iconoclastically fresh air blowing through the old tale’s stuffy mead-hall atmosphere.

Mark Scroggins

History According to the Comic Book

Where indelible images restlessly bond with the ambiguity of words.

David Carrier

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