Currently Reading

I am going to try and restart this book list after noticing a similar idea popped up over at NaylandBlake.net. Let me see how long I can keep this up-to-date, as a book list takes a bit of work to gather images and links. Anyway, here goes…

Cruelty & utopia : cities and landscapes of Latin America / [edited by Jean-François Lejeune]. Very interesting and a unique, dynamic look at history as well.

New Urbanism and beyond : designing cities for the future / edited by Tigran Haas. A bit disappointing overall for my needs, but good information while being a bit dated.

Sacred waters : arts for Mami Wata and other divinities in Africa and the diaspora / edited by Henry John Drewal. A MUST HAVE for anyone that is an African cultural historian.
Sacred waters : arts for Mami Wata and other divinities in Africa and the diaspora / edited by Henry John Drewal. CD (enclosed in the above book)

Public art by the book / edited by Barbara Goldstein. Excellent read, includes information about Broward Cultural Division.

Art, community and environment : educational perspectives / edited by Glen Coutts and Timo Jokela. Good read, although I think this was a bit off target for what I was looking for.

Public art : theory, practice and populism / Cher Krause Knight. (next read)

Artists communities : a directory of residencies that offer time and space for creativity / introduction by Robert MacNeil ; edited by Deborah Obalil and Caitlin S. Glass. (next read)

Updated link* Engaging art : the next great transformation of America’s cultural life / edited by Steven J. Tepper and Bill Ivey. This has turned out to be one of the best of the current lot of books. Key information, yet a few years away from publication makes it a tad bit behind current trends. However, because ideas are more generalized, and numerous charts and stats, it might be a bit easier to locate more current data on the web.

William Pope.L : the friendliest Black artist in America / edited by Mark H.C. Bessire. Only familiar with some of Pope.L’s work, this catalogue was excellent as a way to more fully grasp the complexity of the man and his work.