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Portrait of a thief : a novel / by Li, Grace D.,author.;
"Ocean's Eleven meets The Farewell in Portrait of a Thief, a lush, lyrical heist novel inspired by the true story of Chinese art vanishing from Western museums, about diaspora, the colonization of art, and the complexity of the Chinese American identity"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Art thefts; Art, Chinese; Chinese Americans; College students;

Ana Mendieta. by Miller, Branda,film director.; Horsfield, Kate,film director.; Garcia-Ferraz, Nereyda,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 1987.This beautiful film is a portrait of the life and work of Cuban-born American artist Ana Mendieta. Mendieta used her own body, the raw materials of nature, and Afro-Cuban religion to express her feminist political consciousness and poetic vision. Interview footage with Mendieta and her own filmed records of her earthworks and performances are incorporated to render a vivid testament to her energy and extraordinary talent after her tragic, untimely death in 1985.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Art.; Arts.; Experimental films.; Social sciences.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Cuba.; Women artists.; Feminism.; Art, Latin American.; Art and architecture.; Black people--Latin America..;

Modernism, Inc.. by Cohn, Jason,film director.; Roche, Sebastian,actor.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Sebastian RocheOriginally produced by First Run Features in 2023.From the filmmaker of Eames: The Architect & The Painter comes a new documentary about mid-century design pioneer Eliot Noyes, whose story raises contemporary questions about the role of a designer in today’s world. Educated by Walter Gropius at Harvard, Noyes did more than anyone to align the Modernist design ethos to the needs of ascendant corporate America. His impact on companies like IBM paved the way for Apple and many of the other design-conscious brands we know today.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Architecture.; Arts.; Design.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Architects--Biography.; Architecture, American.; Biography.; Designers.; Art and architecture.;

Little Richard. by Cortes, Lisa,film director.; Richard, Little,actor.; Jagger, Mick,actor.; McCartney, Paul,actor.; Jones, Tom,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Little Richard, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Tom JonesOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.A wealth of performances, interviews and archival footage unspool Little Richard's complex journey as a revolutionary who navigated the extreme tensions between race, sex, religion, and rock ’n’ roll.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; Homosexuality.; Documentary films.; LGBTQ.; Artists.; Biography.; African American artists.; African American musicians.; Performing arts.;

Chris Rock's 'Bring the Pain'. by Kamau, W.,film director.; A&E® (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by A&E® in 2018.Comedian and Emmy Award winner W. Kamau Bell ("United Shades of America") steps behind the camera to direct this film about how Chris Rock changed the face of comedy.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Artists.; African Americans.; Comedians.;

A month in Siena / by Matar, Hisham,1970-author.;
"After finishing his powerful memoir The Return, Hisham Matar, seeking solace and pleasure, traveled to Siena, Italy. Always finding comfort and clarity in great art, Matar immersed himself in eight significant works from the Sienese School of painting, which flourished from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Artists whom he had admired throughout his life, such as Duccio and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, evoke earlier engagements he has had with works by Caravaggio and Poussin, and the personal experiences that surrounded those moments. Complete with gorgeous full-color reproductions of the artworks, A Month in Siena is about what occurred between Matar, those paintings, and the city. That month would be an extraordinary period in Matar's life: an exploration of how art can console and disturb in equal measure, as well as an intimate encounter with the city and its inhabitants. This is a gorgeous meditation on how centuries-old art can illuminate our own inner landscape-- current relationships, long-lasting love, grief, intimacy, and solitude-- and shed further light on the present world around us"--
Subjects: Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Matar, Hisham, 1970-; Art; Authors, American; Painting, Italian;

Fire Music. by Surgal, Tom,film director.; Ayler, Albert,actor.; Taylor, Cecil,actor.; Coltrane, John,actor.; Films We Like (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor, John ColtraneOriginally produced by Films We Like in 2021.FIRE MUSIC tells the history of the Free Jazz Revolution. Capturing the sights and sounds of one of the most innovative movements in music history, the intensity of the music and the outlandish personalities of the artists who played it make for a compelling story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Jazz.; African American artists.; Musicians.; African American musicians.; Performing arts.;

A little devil in America : notes in praise of black performance / by Abdurraqib, Hanif,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A Little Devil in America is an urgent project that unravels all modes and methods of black performance, in this moment when black performers are coming to terms with their value, reception, and immense impact on America. With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how black performance happens in specific moments in time and space--midcentury Paris, the moon, or a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio. At the outset of this project, Abdurraqib became fascinated with clips of black minstrel entertainers like William Henry Lane, better known as Master Juba. Knowing there was something more complicated and deep-seated in the history and legacy of minstrelsy, Abdurraqib uncovered questions and tensions that help to reveal how black performance pervades all areas of American society. Abdurraqib's prose is entrancing and fluid as he leads us along the links in his remarkable trains of thought. A Little Devil in America considers, critques, and praises performance in music, sports, writing, comedy, grief, games, and love"--
Subjects: African Americans in the performing arts.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; American literature;

Entertaining race : performing blackness in America / by Dyson, Michael Eric,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist and ordained Baptist minister. He has presented a rich and resourceful set of ideas about American history and culture. Now for the first time he brings together the various components of his multihued identity and eclectic pursuits. Entertaining Race is a testament to Dyson's consistent celebration of the outsized impact of African American culture and politics on this country. Black people were forced to entertain white people in slavery, have been forced to entertain the idea of race from the start, and must find entertaining ways to make race an object of national conversation. Dyson's career embodies these and other ways of performing Blackness, and in these pages, ranging from 1991 to the present, he entertains race with his pen, voice and body, and occasionally, alongside luminaries like Cornel West, David Blight, Ibram X. Kendi, Master P, MC Lyte, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alicia Garza, John McWhorter, and Jordan Peterson. Most of this work will be new to readers, a fresh light for many of his long-time fans and an inspiring introduction for newcomers. Entertaining Race offers a compelling vision from the mind and heart of one of America's most important and enduring voices"--
Subjects: Essays.; African American arts.; African Americans in popular culture.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; Popular culture;

How To Come Alive With Norman Mailer. by Zimbalist, Jeff,film director.; Mailer, Norman,actor.; Kino Lorber (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Norman MailerOriginally produced by Kino Lorber in 2023.HOW TO COME ALIVE WITH NORMAN MAILER explores the rollercoaster life of America’s most controversial and bestselling author of the 20th century, Norman Mailer. Propelled by his tremendous ego and contrarian spirit, Mailer’s ceaseless visibility in the public eye lasted 6 decades, during which he had 6 tumultuous marriages, 9 beloved children, 11 bestsellers, 3 arrests, and 2 Pulitzer Prizes. Prophet, hedonist, violent criminal, literary outlaw, and social provocateur, Mailer’s ideas about love, anger, fear, and courage cut to the core of human nature, are more relevant than ever today, and point to a prescription for waking ourselves up, shaking free of society’s expectations, and coming alive as a people.The first project with full access to Mailer’s family and their archive, the film unearths a treasure trove of intimate and never-before-seen footage, outtakes, audio recordings, and interviews from throughout his life. Mailer lays himself bare, foibles and all. As a lover, fighter, rabble-rouser, and perhaps the last true American public intellectual, he seeks most of all to become a bolder, better human being and encourages us to do the same — to think adventurously, speak fearlessly, and care less about the response… or risk a doomed future.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Literature.; Arts.; Documentary films.; Artists.; American authors.; Biography.; Motion picture producers and directors.; Authors.; Art and architecture.;

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