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Haynes’s writing is both evocative and intellectually rigorous, making her books essential for those interested in the evolving discourse of culture and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kandis-williams-by-kandis-williams-9781644230688","title":"Kandis Williams","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams draws on her background in dramaturgy to envision a space that accommodates the biopolitical economies that inform how movement might be read. Looking at the interconnections between popular culture and myth, she relates in her work anatomy, regions of Black diaspora, and communication and obfuscation. Williams's body of work shapes an alternative language that examines how Black moving bodies are regarded. Williams continues to make visible the inexpressible violence Black bodies have been subjected to in dance and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions by the curator of 52 Walker—a David Zwirner gallery space—Ebony L. Haynes, and the artist and writer Hannah Black, and a stirring conversation between Williams and the choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili, the book serves as an extension of the exhibition. Included are high-quality illustrations of the artworks alongside rich archival materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKandis Williams\u003c\/em\u003e is part of the Clarion series of illustrated publications, positioned as an extension of each exhibition at the groundbreaking gallery space 52 Walker, curated by Ebony L. Haynes. The program focuses on showcasing conceptual and research-based artists from a range of backgrounds and at various stages in their careers. The series title is derived from the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, the oldest of its kind, at the University of California, San Diego. Octavia Butler attended this workshop in the 1970s. Both she and her work have been extremely influential in many cadres of Black culture and subculture. With a sleek design influenced by encyclopedias, each publication features colour reproductions of the works on view, alongside an introduction by Haynes, commissioned essays, artist texts, archival material, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431396327660,"sku":"9781644230688","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781644230688.jpg?v=1774557918"},{"product_id":"tau-lewis-vox-populi-vox-dei-by-ebony-l-haynes-9781644231142","title":"Tau Lewis: Vox Populi, Vox Dei","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTau Lewis's mythical sculptures create elaborate portals into fantastic worlds.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"At 52 Walker, artist Tau Lewis transmutes the lifeblood of scrap objects into something sanctified. . . . I'm reminded that an art gallery can also be a temple.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eNew York\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing her acclaimed presentation \u003cem\u003eDivine Giants Tribunal\u003c\/em\u003e at the 2022 Venice Biennale, Lewis has continued to create anthropomorphic forms inspired by those in Yoruban mask dramas—ones which are spiritually activated by the wearer and the audience and, by extension, their community. Conversing with spiritual and ancestral pasts, Lewis's works reinvent and reconsider narratives of Greek myths, theatre, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this body of work, the artist reexamines apocalyptic themes as an opportunity for reconstruction and transformation. 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