{"product_id":"black-artists-shaping-the-world-9780500652596","title":"Black Artists Shaping the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by award-winning Black children's author Sharna Jackson, this engaging book introduces young readers to twenty-six contemporary artists from Africa and of the African diaspora, working in everything from painting, sculpture, and drawing to ceramics, installation art, and sound art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese include prominent American artists Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, portraitist to Michelle Obama Amy Sherald, and Kehinde Wiley; British Turner Prize-winning painters Lubaina Himid and Chris Ofili; renowned South African visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi; Nigerian sound artist Emeka Ogboh; Sudanese painter Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq; Kenyan-British ceramicist Magdalene Odundo; Afrofuturist-inspired performance artist Harold Offeh; and moving image artist Larry Achiampong, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSharna Jackson's experience as an award-winning children's author combined with the curatorial expertise of Dr. Zoe  Whitley, co-curator of the groundbreaking exhibition \"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power,\" make this an essential introduction to Black artists working today. This volume will serve as revelation to a new generation of aspiring young artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Sharna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSharna Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning children's author and the Artistic Director at Site Gallery in Sheffield, England. She is the author of four books for children, including \u003cem\u003eHigh-Rise Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMic Drop\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhitley, Zoé:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Zoe´ Whitley\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Director of London's Chisenhale Gallery and co-curator of \"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power.\"","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618898120978,"sku":"9780500652596","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99fd4f36-82cf-4e5a-8543-69c3612d69d7.jpg?v=1732542592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/black-artists-shaping-the-world-9780500652596","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}