New visions and possibilities for Black masculinity through the lenses of 22 international photographers
In Black Masculinities, clichés of Black identity and masculinity are deconstructed and remade with exhilarating flexibility and imagination through the lenses of 22 Black photographers from around the world. Deeply embedded in histories of slavery, racism and oppression, Black masculinity is often mediated as aggressive, hypersexual and violent. Here, Swiss author, artist and editor Joshua Amissah compiles work that contributes to a wider spectrum of Black masculinities. By doing so, he writes, "[the photographers] are also questioning the narratological function of race and gender in visual culture as a whole … the stereotyped entanglement of ‘Black identity’ and ‘masculinity’ is visually deconstructed, partly reproduced and, more importantly, charged with a new set of values." Photographers include: Kemka Ajoku, Kwaku Alston, Namafu Amutse, Eric Asamoah, Nuits Balnéaires, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Braylen Dion, Kofi Duah, Yannis Davy Guibinga, Jabari Jacobs, Kelvin Konadu, Jude Lartey, Naomi Mukadi, Maganga Mwagogo, Lakin Ogunbanwo, Ruby Okoro, RogersOuma, Micha Serraf, Ngadi Smart, Isaac West, Jozef Wright, and Ussi’n Yala.
Featured photograph, by Kemka Ajoku, is reproduced from 'Black Masculinities.'
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Black Masculinities is a collection that prioritises community-building and empowerment. It recognises a diverse range of identities, acknowledging there is no singular definition or experience of being a Black man.
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Featured photograph, by NYC- and Atlanta-based filmmaker and photographer Braylen Dion, is from Black History Month staff pick Black Masculinities: Creating Emotive Utopias through Photography. Featuring work by 22 international photographers, this 320-page hardcover explodes clichés that have been "sugarcoated with ‘coolness,’” according to editor Joshua Amissah. “Unfortunately, the big portion of ‘coolness’ usually does not keep its promise and reveals a bittersweet aftertaste. Once this sugarcoat is deconstructed, the representation of Black men in popular culture exposes its bitter core of attributions such as aggression, hypersexuality, toxic masculinity, class struggle and criminal tendencies.…” The photographers in this book, including Dion, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Kwaku Alston, Kofi Duah, Jabari Jacobs, Isaac West and Ussi’n Yala, among others, “are forming a youthful and liberatory vision based in and around the figures of Black men. Their extraordinary works offer new ways of seeing, imagining and also experiencing Black masculinities, whose cultural meanings are not only full of talent, but also unapologetically reclaiming, brilliant, courageous, thoughtful, decolonizing, captivating, pioneering and absolutely game-changing." continue to blog
FORMAT: Hbk, 8.75 x 11 in. / 320 pgs / 240 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $50.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $70 ISBN: 9783775755191 PUBLISHER: Hatje Cantz AVAILABLE: 8/15/2023 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA
Black Masculinities Creating Emotive Utopias through Photography
Published by Hatje Cantz. Edited with text by Joshua Amissah.
New visions and possibilities for Black masculinity through the lenses of 22 international photographers
In Black Masculinities, clichés of Black identity and masculinity are deconstructed and remade with exhilarating flexibility and imagination through the lenses of 22 Black photographers from around the world. Deeply embedded in histories of slavery, racism and oppression, Black masculinity is often mediated as aggressive, hypersexual and violent. Here, Swiss author, artist and editor Joshua Amissah compiles work that contributes to a wider spectrum of Black masculinities. By doing so, he writes, "[the photographers] are also questioning the narratological function of race and gender in visual culture as a whole … the stereotyped entanglement of ‘Black identity’ and ‘masculinity’ is visually deconstructed, partly reproduced and, more importantly, charged with a new set of values."
Photographers include: Kemka Ajoku, Kwaku Alston, Namafu Amutse, Eric Asamoah, Nuits Balnéaires, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Braylen Dion, Kofi Duah, Yannis Davy Guibinga, Jabari Jacobs, Kelvin Konadu, Jude Lartey, Naomi Mukadi, Maganga Mwagogo, Lakin Ogunbanwo, Ruby Okoro, RogersOuma, Micha Serraf, Ngadi Smart, Isaac West, Jozef Wright, and Ussi’n Yala.
