{"product_id":"coreen-simpson-a-monograph-a-vision-justice-book-9781597115858","title":"Coreen Simpson: A Monograph: A Vision \u0026 Justice Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second title in Aperture's Vision \u0026amp; Justice Book Series, created and coedited by Drs. Sarah Lewis, Leigh Raiford, and Deborah Willis, showcases the luminous, wide-ranging contributions of an essential artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoreen Simpson--photographer, writer, jeweler--has done it all. Working for publications such as \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnique New York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, from the late 1970s onward, Simpson covered New York's art and fashion scenes, producing portraits of a wide range of Black artists, literary figures, and celebrities. Her iconic jewelry, the Black Cameo, has been worn by everyone from the model Iman to civil-rights leader Rosa Parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis long-awaited volume, Simpson's first, features her celebrated \u003ci\u003eB-Boys\u003c\/i\u003e series--portraits of young people coming of age during the early years of hip-hop--as well as her experiments with collage and other formal interventions. An assortment of essays and an extended interview offer powerful reflections on Simpson's unique blend of portraiture, sartorial politics, and her riveting story of an intrepid life in journalism, art, and fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimpson, Coreen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCoreen Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e (born in New York, 1942) is a celebrated photographer and jewelry designer from Brooklyn, whose career has spanned more than five decades. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. Her photographs are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Bronx Museum; Le Musée de la Photographie, Belgium; and Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooks, Bridget R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBridget R. Cooks\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of art history and African American studies at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on African American artists, Black visual culture, and museum criticism. She is author of \u003ci\u003eExhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and her writing can be found in dozens of art exhibition catalogs and academic publications such as \u003ci\u003eAfterall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfterimage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErizku, Awol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAwol Erizku\u003c\/b\u003e's multimedia work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Gagosian, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas; Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto; Ben Brown Gallery, Hong Kong; Sean Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles; and FLAG Art Foundation, New York. Aperture published his first major monograph, \u003ci\u003eMystic Parallax\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2023. He lives and works in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51649039597842,"sku":"9781597115858","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b752106-87dc-446c-abb1-e833e031e9a3.jpg?v=1759844025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coreen-simpson-a-monograph-a-vision-justice-book-9781597115858","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}