AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 11
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This issue of <strong>AphroChic</strong> magazine has a focus on Black art, from sculpture to fashion to design, so we've<br />
brought together three books that celebrate African American artists in every genre. Artist Whitfield<br />
Lovell, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship recipient and conceptual artist, has been inspired by vintage<br />
photographs of unidentified African Americans for his incredible drawings. The art featured in Passages<br />
is rendered on paper, salvaged boards, and found objects that offer deep symbolism. That sense of history<br />
and importance is also the focus of Black Power Music. Much of classic Motown, soul, and funk music from<br />
1965-1975 served as messages that spoke of the aspirations and frustrations of the Black Power Movement.<br />
This book takes an in-depth look at what was said, and not said, in Black protest music. Black Archives is<br />
an incredible collection of over 300 photos of Black life, from the mundane to the magical moments. The<br />
images showcase reunions, celebrations, candid family shots, church and school functions, holidays, and<br />
iconic moments of excitement, reflection, and pride.<br />
Black Power Music!<br />
by Reiland Rabaka<br />
Publisher: Routland. $38<br />
Whitfield Lovell: Passages<br />
Edited by Michele Wije<br />
Publisher: Rizzoli. $38<br />
Black Archives: A<br />
Photographic Celebration<br />
of Black Life<br />
by Renata Cherlise<br />
Publisher: TenSpeed<br />
Press. $32<br />
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