"Whether you prefer criticism, catalogs, or conversations - or the rare art-themed novel that promises to deliver - we've got you covered. We're excited to alternate between a book on the activist art of complaining by Sarah Ahmed and a reissued monograph on iconic art activist Corita Kent. And we can't wait to read an engrossing critical take on those tubes of color by longtime Hyperallergic contributor Eileen G'Sell."
"The late Minnie Evans became one of the first Black artists to receive a solo show at the Whitney Museum in 1975, but The Lost World at the High Museum in Atlanta marks her first major exhibition in decades. If you can't make it to the show, this catalog offers a luminous glimpse into the countless drawings Evans crafted by fusing her spiritual visions with quotidian experiences in the American South and inspiration drawn from lush Airlie Gardens, where she worked for over 25 years."
"The East India Company helped to formulate our modern conception of the corporation as a militarized looting machine par excellence. Functioning as a state within a state, its history offers some poignant reminders for our current moment, as tech giants and oligarchs increasingly wield the levers of government and act above the law. Most of the artists in this book weren't directly commissioned by the company but, as curator Holly Shafer explains, "worked for Company-oriented markets, specific Company patrons, and other buyers.""
New books arriving in the new year span criticism, exhibition catalogs, conversations, and art-themed novels. Selections include works on activist complaining by Sarah Ahmed, a reissued Corita Kent monograph, and a critical study of lipstick by Eileen G'Sell. A catalog for Minnie Evans's The Lost World showcases her drawings that fuse spiritual visions, southern life, and Airlie Gardens influences. A volume on the East India Company examines artists who served Company-oriented markets and patrons, connecting colonial corporate practices to contemporary tech and oligarchic power. The highlighted books promise critical, historical, and visual perspectives across diverse artists and themes.
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