HOW TO MAKE A HOOD [artist book]
HOW TO MAKE A HOOD [artist book]
by La Keisha Leek
Published by Candor Arts
Designed by Matt Austin.
Hand-made limited first edition of 50 copies.
First Edition is SOLD OUT.
The Second Edition paperback is available here.
4.5" wide x 6" tall. 112 pages. De-bossed hardcover.
This is an extensive catalogue for the exhibition "How to Make A Hood," curated by La Keisha Leek. The book includes artwork, conversations, and essays around the focus of the exhibition.
How to Make A Hood unfolds a wide canon of stereotypes that foster misconceptions as they relate to black bodies and their environments. The artists in this exhibition produce works that explore the multi-faceted characteristics of the word ‘hood’ in some fashion: a slang term for a black neighborhood; a suffix in cultural theory concepts like 'objecthood,' 'personhood,' 'negrohood;' and Trayvon Martin's hoodie, which, along with his being an objectified young black male, served as a signifier in an act of radical injustice.
Learn more about the "How to Make A Hood" exhibition here.
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