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Black book cover with white lines decorating the top and bottom right corner. Title is written with blue, yellow, pink, green, orange and yellow capital letters.
Pages 8-9 are about Larry Achiampong. On page 8 is a black and white photo of Larry (a black man wearing glasses and with long braids). Page 9 shows white stars and text starting with '"sankofa!" this is a saying that Larry Achiampong's mother used regularly when he was growing up in East London.'
Page 32 has 4 paragraphs of text and a caption for the photograph on page 33. The photograph shows a person wearing a square suit that covers their entire body except their feet. It's furry with round colourful circles. The title of the spread is 'soundsuit #2'. The caption reads 'The Soundsuits made by Nick Cave hide race, gender, class - everything about the wearer. You don't know who is inside a Soundsuit; you only see the artwork.'
Pages 54-55 are about artist Abdoulaye Konate. On the left on a yellow page are 3 paragraphs of text and a caption for the image on page 55. The image on the other side is of artwork made of strips of fabric arranged in colours with yellow, red and orange and blue.
Pages 70 is about Zanele Muholi and has 3 paragraphs and a caption for the image on page 71. The black and white photograph is of a Black woman with clothes-pins in her hair, on her ears and on the cloth around her shoulders. Her lips are painted white and her eyes are lined in white.
A colour photograph of a black child wearing a helmet with tubes connecting to a backpack.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Black book cover with white lines decorating the top and bottom right corner. Title is written with blue, yellow, pink, green, orange and yellow capital letters.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Pages 8-9 are about Larry Achiampong. On page 8 is a black and white photo of Larry (a black man wearing glasses and with long braids). Page 9 shows white stars and text starting with '"sankofa!" this is a saying that Larry Achiampong's mother used regularly when he was growing up in East London.'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Page 32 has 4 paragraphs of text and a caption for the photograph on page 33. The photograph shows a person wearing a square suit that covers their entire body except their feet. It's furry with round colourful circles. The title of the spread is 'soundsuit #2'. The caption reads 'The Soundsuits made by Nick Cave hide race, gender, class - everything about the wearer. You don't know who is inside a Soundsuit; you only see the artwork.'
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Pages 54-55 are about artist Abdoulaye Konate. On the left on a yellow page are 3 paragraphs of text and a caption for the image on page 55. The image on the other side is of artwork made of strips of fabric arranged in colours with yellow, red and orange and blue.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, Pages 70 is about Zanele Muholi and has 3 paragraphs and a caption for the image on page 71. The black and white photograph is of a Black woman with clothes-pins in her hair, on her ears and on the cloth around her shoulders. Her lips are painted white and her eyes are lined in white.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, A colour photograph of a black child wearing a helmet with tubes connecting to a backpack.

Black Artists Shaping the World

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Black Artists Shaping the World is an introduction for young readers to 26 contemporary Black artists who are African or of African descent. 

These artists cover topics like global warming and the strength and resilience of domestic workers. 

Additional Information: 
  • Authors: Sharna Jackson & Zoé Whitley 
  • 114-page hardback edition with photographs
  • Thames & Hudson
  • Publication date: 30/09/21
  • 24.9 x 18.3 x 2 cm