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In The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion, curator and critic Antwaun Sargent addresses a radical transformation taking place in fashion and art today.
The featuring of the Black figure and Black runway and cover models in the media and art has been one marker of increasingly inclusive fashion and art communities. More critically, however, the contemporary visual vocabulary around beauty and the body has been reinfused with new vitality and substance thanks to an increase in powerful images authored by an international community of Black photographers.
In a richly illustrated essay, Sargent opens up the conversation around the role of the Black body in the marketplace; the cross-pollination between art, fashion, and culture in constructing an image; and the institutional barriers that have historically been an impediment to Black photographers participating more fully in the fashion (and art) industries.
Fifteen artist portfolios feature the brightest contemporary fashion photographers, including Tyler Mitchell, the first Black photographer hired to shoot a cover story for American Vogue; Campbell Addy, founder of the Nii Agency and journal; and Nadine Ijewere, whose early series title, The Misrepresentation of Representation, says it all. Alongside a series of conversations between generations, their images and stories chart the history of inclusion, and exclusion, in the creation of the commercial Black image, while simultaneously proposing a brilliantly reenvisioned future.
Photographs by Campbell Addy, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Micaiah Carter, Awol Erizku, Nadine Ijewere, Quil Lemons, Namsa Leuba, Renell Medrano, Tyler Mitchell, Jamal Nxedlana, Daniel Obasi, Ruth Ossai, Adrienne Raquel, Dana Scruggs, and Stephen Tayo. And conversations with Shaniqwa Jarvis, Mickalene Thomas, and Deborah Willis
Our Top Reviews
Reviewer: Carsa Cardeen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Coffee Table Book
Review: I bought all 3 books and I’m so impressed with the illustration. They look so amazing in my home.
Reviewer: Beauty by D
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Title: Beautiful
Review: Beautiful photography, clothes and makeup. The backgrounds look amazing to!
Reviewer: Vincent Smith
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Tip of the Arrow: Beyond Just Being Bold & Beautiful
Review: The old hip-hop cypher adage – “When you get the mic have something to say” – still holds true. When you get your one shot leave us breathless and wanting more. Every photographer here has something to say and they say it with intact individuality: specificity. Each one kisses you deeply, but differently. The book is indeed a big long love song to fashion specifically and to Black people generally. However, only one photographer uses a decidedly romantic style. Everyone else you can feel the funk, the rhythm, the pulse of photographers that feel empowered to show us something new. Showcasing photographers from the U.S., UK, Nigeria and South Africa you get diversity. While 97% of the book features fashion photos that are bold, vibrant and colorful they each depict color differently; with different depth, flair, use of pattern/texture, sense of motion, and abstraction. This book heralds a shift in our way of seeing. Inside also are wonderful essays and interviews with the artists. In total it shows us the way forward. The old saying – “nothing gets old faster than new” definitely applies to fashion, but this is a classic and “right never has an expiration date.”
Reviewer: Cameron Blackmon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: THIS BOOK IS FIRE!! 🔥
Review: I don’t write reviews; but for THIS I had to. 🔥I was initially looking for another black publication that had immediately sold out. Still wanting something similar, I camee across this.At this affordable price point and quality I should have come for this FIRST! Amazing book and visuals, I can’t wait to dive deeper. 🙏🏾
Reviewer: Trofmok
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An absolutely necessary purchase.
Review: I really only bought this because because amazon suggested it and I liked the cover. I am so glad I did because this book is beautiful. I really enjoyed this and I have discovered many new artists and models that I may not have heard of otherwise. Great book at a great price.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
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Title: Beautiful
Review: Beautiful book and great coffee table book!
Reviewer: Fe & The Teal Townhouse
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Title: Beautiful black book
Review: This book is literally stunning! It would make a great gift for someone and looks amazing on my coffee table.
Reviewer: viabezdz
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Title: Yes Buy You Will Love
Review: Excellent book to read and proud to add to my collection.
Reviewer: Marta Castells
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Review: El vaig comprar per regalar. És un llibre de fotografia actual de diferents autors africans. Molt interessant.
Reviewer: Lidia Thays
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Review: Simply amazing!!! Pure black essence and history. In love.
Reviewer: Chelsea
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Review: A must have for all photographers, collectors and fashion and art industry workers.
Reviewer: antonio
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Review: l’ho regalato a mia nipote che è iscritta alla facoltà di moda e industrie creative ed è entusiasta di questo libro.
Reviewer: D
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Review: Visually stunning, black excellence!! I saw the exhibition at Saatchi yesterday but sadly they had sold out of the book in the gift shop, so happy to have found it here! ♥️
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