{"product_id":"project-a-black-planet-the-art-and-culture-of-panafrica-9780300278996","title":"Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn expansive look at more than a century of Pan-Africanist art and the ways it embodies the movement's principles and global ambitions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since the term Pan-Africanism was coined around 1900, the movement's promise has been to foster liberation and solidarity for Black peoples worldwide. Focusing on its cultural expression, this book presents a rich selection of the visual, sonic, and other creative forms that have emerged throughout Pan-Africanism's evolution. Among the nearly two hundred artists represented from across the continent and the African diaspora are Beauford Delaney, Ibrahim El-Salahi, Hoyt William Fuller, Wifredo Lam, Simone Leigh, Ernest Mancoba, Zanele Muholi, Kawira Mwirichia, Cauleen Smith, Alma Thomas, and George Albert Yon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reflecting Pan-Africanism's ideals of diversity and dialogue as well as its aspirations to egalitarianism, essays from more than a dozen scholars, artists, and practitioners speak to a range of themes and places, while discussing works in all media made or circulated outside the infrastructure of fine art, including LP albums, illustrated magazines, and manifestos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Distributed for The Art Institute of Chicago \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (December 15, 2024-March 30, 2025) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMACBA Museu d'Art Contemporani, Barcelona\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (November 6, 2025-April 6, 2026) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbican Centre, London\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (June 10-September 6, 2026) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKANAL-Centre Pompidou, Brussels\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (Fall 2026-Winter 2027)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntawan I. Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of art history at Northwestern University and associate curator in photography and media at the Art Institute of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eElvira Dyangani Ose\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. \u003cb\u003eAdom Getachew\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of political science and race, diaspora, and indigeneity at the University of Chicago. \u003cb\u003eMatthew S. Witkovsky\u003c\/b\u003e is Sandor Chair and Curator in Photography and Media and vice president for strategic art initiatives at the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Art Institute of Chicago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185887183122,"sku":"9780300278996","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c3dccde-be75-41a6-9c8c-e7ea18f42ada.jpg?v=1744591592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/project-a-black-planet-the-art-and-culture-of-panafrica-9780300278996","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}