Larry Neal Any Day Now: Toward a Black Aesthetic (Paperback) Ekphrasis

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Any Day Now: Toward a Black AestheticCondition: NewEAN: 9781644231203ISBN: 9781644231203Publisher: David ZwirnerFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/07/2024Description: A comprehensive and inspiring collection of essays by Larry Neal, a founder of the seminal Black Arts Movement. "The Black Arts Movement is radically opposed to any concept of the artist that alienates him from his community. Black Art is the aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept. As such, it envisions an art that speaks directly to the needs and aspirations of Black America." — Larry Neal Growing up in Philadelphia, Neal was surrounded by Bebop music and writing. He culled inspiration and teachings from Ralph Ellison, Langston Hughes, and the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance. After studying folklore at the University of Pennsylvania, Neal became a prolific poet and critic, and he served as the arts editor for the Liberator where he published many of his essays about art. Neal encouraged artists to produce work that was not only politically engaged but also unapologetically rooted in the Black experience, and this message reverberated through African American literature, theater, music, and visual arts. He probed the notion of the Western art historical canon and challenged Black artists and writers to reshape artistic traditions. Deeply invested in cultural and personal understandings of the artist's intentions and experiences, Neal argues that to properly create and critique a work of art one must invest in the history of the artist's culture. With an introduction by the writer and researcher Allie Biswas, this publication celebrates and memorializes the great writings of a powerful and influential activist and artist.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 178mmItem Length: 108mmItem Weight: 150gAuthor: Larry NealContributor: Allie Biswas (Introduction by)Genre: Arts & PhotographyBook Series: EkphrasisRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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