{"product_id":"smokehouse-associates-by-eric-booker-9780300267204","title":"Smokehouse Associates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking study of the public art collective Smokehouse Associates, whose abstract works transformed New York's Harlem community in the late 1960s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1968 and 1970, the artist collective Smokehouse Associates transformed Harlem with vibrant, community-oriented abstract murals and sculptures. Established by William T. Williams and including Melvin Edwards, Guy Ciarcia, and Billy Rose, Smokehouse grew to encompass a range of creative practitioners united around the revolutionary potential of public art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough relatively unknown today, Smokehouse was ambitious in its scale, community engagement, and interaction with the built environment. Published over fifty years after the collective’s founding, \u003cem\u003eSmokehouse Associates\u003c\/em\u003e offers the first critical examination of the group’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEric Booker provides a historical overview of the collective; Charles Davis II and James Trainor delve into contextual histories of public art, urban design, and architecture; and an artist roundtable moderated by Ashley James presents critical reflections. With previously unpublished images and ephemera and a rich chronology, \u003cem\u003eSmokehouse Associates\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a sourcebook that expands the narrative of public art and social practice in the United States to include the contributions of artists of African descent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464222851308,"sku":"9780300267204","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300267204-smokehouse-associates.jpg?v=1775042953","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/smokehouse-associates-by-eric-booker-9780300267204","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}