{"product_id":"art-on-my-mind-visual-politics-paperback","title":"Art on My Mind: Visual Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBell Hooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMickalene Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe canonical work of cultural criticism by the \"profoundly influential critic\" (Artnet), in a beautiful thirtieth-anniversary edition, featuring a new foreword by esteemed visual artist Mickalene Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sharp and persuasive.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e on the original publication of \u003ci\u003eArt on My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt on My Mind, \"one of the country's most influential feminist thinkers\" (\u003cem\u003eArtforum\u003c\/em\u003e) offers a tender yet potent suite of writings for a world increasingly concerned with art and identity politics. This collection of bell hooks's essays, each with art at its center, explores both the obvious and obscure: from ruminations on the fraught representation of Black bodies, to reflections on the creative processes of women artists, to analysis of the use of blood in visual art.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ebell hooks has been \"instrumental in cracking open the white, western canon for Black artists\" (Artnet), with searing essays complemented by conversations with Carrie Mae Weems, Emma Amos, Margo Humphrey, and LaVerne Wells-Bowie. Featuring full-color artwork from giants such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lorna Simpson, and Alison Saar, \u003cem\u003eArt on My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e \"examines the way race, sex and class shape who makes art, how it sells and who values it\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), while questioning how art can be instrumental for Black liberation. In doing so, hooks urges us to unravel the forces of oppression that colonize our imaginations.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new foreword from acclaimed contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas, this thirtieth-anniversary edition passes the torch to a new generation of artists, capturing hooks's simple yet evergreen affirmation: art matters--it is a life force in the struggle for freedom. \u003cem\u003eArt on My Mind\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone looking to find lessons on liberation and creativity in the world of color--the free world of art.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebell hooks\u003c\/strong\u003e (1952-2021) was the author of over thirty books, including the feminist classic \u003cem\u003eAin't I a Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, the memoir \u003cem\u003eBone Black\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eAll About Love\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44814800879718,"sku":"9781620979266","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TTAx_4Xy_G9781620979266.webp?v=1771844112","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/art-on-my-mind-visual-politics-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}