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The NY Art Book Fair 2009 review

Written by Carla on October 2, 2009 — Leave a Comment

I came to New York City this weekend to attend the 4th annual NY Art Book Fair, presented by Printed Matter, which previewed last night and is open for free to the public today and tomorrow from 11 – 7 and Sunday 11 – 5 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens. According to their [...]

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Mthethwa, Zwelethu. Zwelethu Mthethwa (Aperture 2010)

Written by Carla on September 15, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Who knew Zwelethu Mthethwa went to RIT?

Zwelethu Mthethwa. Edited by Isolde Brielmaier, essay by Okwui Enwezor, Spring 2010, 113/4 x 10 in. (29.8 x 25.4 cm), 180 pages, 75 four-color images, Hardcover with jacket
ISBN 978-1-59711-113-3, $65.00; £45.00
Also available
A slipcased limited edition with print.
Please contact Aperture for information.
From the publisher:
Since Apartheid’s fall [...]

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Thomas, Hank Willis. Pitch Blackness (Aperture, 2008)

Written by Danielle on December 8, 2008 — Leave a Comment

Pitch Blackness. Hank Willis Thomas, Aperture, October 2008, 128 Pages, ca. 125 four-color images, 8×10 inches (20×25 cm), ISBN: 978-1-59711-072-3, Hardcover, $35.
On February 2, 2000, Songha Thomas Willis was shot to death outside a Philadelphia nightclub. He was 27 years old. The takeaway? A $400 gold chain. It’s the story [...]

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