Publish Date |
October 29, 2019 |
Category |
Art / Individual Artists / Artists' Books Art / History / Contemporary |
Price |
$39.99 |
ISBN: 9781644230220
Format: Hardback
Pages: 128
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Published: October 29, 2019
“Read this: Shakespeare, for Art Lovers… ‘Othello,’ has etchings by the British artist Chris Ofili, who took on the loaded challenge of depicting the title character, confronting what the poet and scholar Fred Moten describes in his introduction as ‘white fantasies of blackness.’”“Artist Chris Ofili created 12 etchings to illustrate Othello, giving new depth to Shakespeare’s tragic play. The book includes a foreword by poet and critic Fred Moten and reconsiders the story of Othello in relation to contemporary social injustices.”“In his beautiful white-on-black images, Ofili traces Othello’s moods and thoughts, zooming in on the stunning – and sometimes overwhelming – power of the mind.”“Ofili’s portraits of Othello, which somehow incorporate both performative enactment and nonperformative refusal, might open up new pathways in the history of Othello’s portrayal.”