Hyperallergic's Summer Photo Book Roundup and Art News
Hyperallergic's August newsletter, 'Photo Books for Summer's End,' highlights new and recent photo books, including works by Helen Levitt, Sophie Rivera, and Walter Chandoha. The list features Hal Fischer's archive of queer fashion, Sophie Rivera's portraits of Nuyorican communities, and Rania Matar's love letter to Lebanon. Critics review a monograph on Armenian Genocide survivor Haroutiun Galentz, exploring color as mask and mirror in his psychological portraits, and Barnaby Phillips' 'The African Kingdom of Gold,' which traces the afterlives of Asante gold looted by British colonial forces. Another review critiques Francis M. Naumann's book on Maria Martins, arguing it reduces her career to her affair with Marcel Duchamp. In the news, Granta reissues Edward Said's 1999 autobiography 'Out of Place' with a foreword by Hisham Matar and cover art by Palestinian artist Ahmad Nawash. Printed Matter announces 300 exhibitors for the New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1, September 24-27. From the archive, an essay collection 'Speculative Light' explores Beauford Delaney's influence on James Baldwin. Required reading includes Roshan Abraham on June Jordan's unpublished novel about Fannie Lou Hamer's cooperative, Lori Marso's review of Eileen G'Sell and Sophie Lewis, and Slate's Nadira Goffe on Odyssey sales after Christopher Nolan's film.
Key facts
- Hyperallergic's newsletter lists photo books by Helen Levitt, Sophie Rivera, Walter Chandoha, Hal Fischer, and Rania Matar.
- A new book on Haroutiun Galentz analyzes color in his psychological portraits; he lost his parents in the Armenian Genocide.
- Barnaby Phillips' 'The African Kingdom of Gold' explores British plunder of Asante gold and its afterlives in museum storage.
- Francis M. Naumann's book on Maria Martins is criticized for reducing her career to her affair with Marcel Duchamp.
- Granta reissued Edward Said's 1999 autobiography 'Out of Place' with a foreword by Hisham Matar and cover art by Ahmad Nawash.
- Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 will feature 300 exhibitors from September 24 to 27.
- The essay collection 'Speculative Light' examines Beauford Delaney's influence on James Baldwin.
- Roshan Abraham writes about June Jordan's unpublished novel on Fannie Lou Hamer's cooperative.
- Lori Marso reviews new books by Eileen G'Sell and Sophie Lewis on feminine aesthetics.
- Slate reports on increased Odyssey sales after Christopher Nolan's film adaptation.
- The newsletter is by Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor.
Entities
Artists
- Helen Levitt
- Sophie Rivera
- Walter Chandoha
- Hal Fischer
- Rania Matar
- Haroutiun Galentz
- Maria Martins
- Marcel Duchamp
- Ahmad Nawash
- Beauford Delaney
- James Baldwin
- June Jordan
- Fannie Lou Hamer
- Edward Said
- Hisham Matar
- Eileen G'Sell
- Sophie Lewis
- Lori Marso
- Roshan Abraham
- Nadira Goffe
- Christopher Nolan
- Emily Wilson
- Barnaby Phillips
- Francis M. Naumann
- Tamar Boyadjian
- Aditya Iyer
- Lauren Moya Ford
- Jasmine Weber
- Lakshmi Rivera Amin
Institutions
- Hyperallergic
- Granta
- Printed Matter
- MoMA PS1
- New York Art Book Fair
- Los Angeles Review of Books
- Slate
- Hammer & Hope
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Ghana
- Lebanon