{"product_id":"tate-photography-ajamu-x-9781849769563","title":"Tate Photography: Ajamu X","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-portraiture then is a way to interrogate not just who I am in terms of my identity and sexuality, but, more importantly, who I can fantasise myself to be.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAjamu X, born in Huddersfield in 1963, is a British photographic artist, curator, archivist, and activist. He is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire, the erotic and sensory, and the Black queer body. As a leading specialist in Black British LGBTQ+ history, heritage, and memory, his work as an archivist and activist documents the lives and experiences of Black LGBTQ+ people in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is held in many private and public collections, including Tate, the Rose Art Museum, Autograph, Arts Council of England, and the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI think photography privileges the visual, but in the darkroom the other senses kick in: the sonic, the tactility, the smell is important too.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363008102636,"sku":"9781849769563","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16337293482846.jpg?v=1772911473","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/tate-photography-ajamu-x-9781849769563","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}