{"product_id":"ming-smith-an-aperture-monograph-9781597114820","title":"Ming Smith: An Aperture Monograph","description":"\u003cb\u003eMing Smith's poetic and experimental images are icons of twentieth-century African American life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the greatest artist-photographers working today, Smith moved to New York in the 1970s and began to make images charged with startling beauty and spiritual energy. This long-awaited monograph brings together four decades of Smith's work, celebrating her trademark lyricism, distinctively blurred silhouettes, dynamic street scenes, and deep devotion to theater, music, poetry, and dance--from the \"Pittsburgh Cycle\" plays of August Wilson to the Afrofuturism of Sun Ra. With never-before-seen images, and a range of illuminating essays and interviews, this tribute to Smith's singular vision promises to be an enduring contribution to the history of American photography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Copublished by Aperture and Documentary Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIduma, Emmanuel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Iduma\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in Lagos, Nigeria, and New York. A contributor to publications, including \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Things to Come\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eA Stranger's Pose\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). He was associate curator for the inaugural Nigerian Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTalbert, Janet Hill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJanet Hill Talbert\u003c\/b\u003e is a jewelry designer and former book editor living in New York. A publishing industry veteran who spent more than two decades as an editor, Talbert served as vice president at Doubleday and founded the African American book imprint Harlem Moon.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJayawardane, M. Neelika:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eM. Neelika Jayawardane\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Oswego, and research associate at the Visual Identities in Art and Design Research Centre, University of Johannesburg. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAperture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera English\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and she is a founding member of \u003ci\u003eAfrica Is a Country\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aperture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50437078319378,"sku":"9781597114820","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf947718-71ac-4ccc-80ff-b5efe15fe582.jpg?v=1737117484","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ming-smith-an-aperture-monograph-9781597114820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}