Arthur Jafa - MAGNUMB - Danish

American Arthur Jafa (b. 1960) is one of the most important voices in contemporary art. Jafa's moving and biting critical works depict the disparity between the success of black American culture and the low social status of black Americans. The richly illustrated catalogue published for the Louisiana exhibition provides an overview of Jafa's main works. It includes a conversation between Jacob Holdt and Arthur Jafa, an introduction to the artist by the exhibition curator, Mathias Ussing Seeberg, and texts by Jared Sexton, M. Nourbese Philip and Nahum Dimitri Chandler.

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Arthur Jafa actually started his career as a cinematographer. He has worked with big names like Spike Lee and Stanley Kubrick. In recent years, he has made music videos in collaboration with a number of prominent American musicians. Among others, Jay-Z, Solange Knowles and most recently Kanye West on the song Wash Us in the Blood (2020). For his artistic work, he was honored with the art world's most prestigious award, a Golden Lion, at the Venice Biennale in 2019.

The Arthur Jafa MAGNUMB book is published by Louisiana in 2021.
The book is 216 pages.
Language: Danish.
The book is also available in English here .