Reframing Blackness - What's Black about 'History of Art'?

From the African diaspora to Ancient Egypt and Western Civilisation, Blackness has been distinctly missing from discussions of art history. In Reframing Blackness, art historian Alayo Akinkugbe, challenges this void, bringing it into the mainstream and interrogating its consequences on culture, society and education. Alayo covers a wide range of topics, exploring the presentation of Black figures in western Art, Blackness in Museums, contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora and Blackness in the curriculum. This is a book that will unveil a long buried, but integral part, of our collective art history and start a much needed conversation. Accessible and incredibly refreshing, Reframing Blackness tells the history of art as it''s never been told before.

Product details

• Authors: Alayo Akinkugbe
• Publisher: Cornerstone
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 10.07.2025
• EAN: 9781529186406
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-8640-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 224 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) peoples, HISTORY / African American & Black, ART / American / African American & Black