Richard J. Powell is John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University.
“Wide-ranging and painstakingly researched, Going There situates
Black visual satire in historical, political, and discursive
contexts that tease out the nuances of the form.”—crystal am
nelson, caa.reviews
“An amazing book that dares to ‘go there,’ plunging into the depths
of black visual satire, an abyss where monsters and minstrels revel
in the madness of racism. Richard Powell’s deeply learned and
brilliantly written text dances alertly through the minefield of
stereotype and caricature to reveal the critical power of
satire.”—W. J. T. Mitchell, author of Seeing Through
Race and Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey
through Schizophrenia
“Going There is a groundbreaking study of African-American visual
satire. Powell presents a comprehensive, rigorous, and
well-researched investigation into this thorny arena, illuminating
some of the most controversial artworks of the twentieth and
twenty-first centuries.”—Derek Conrad Murray, author of Queering
Post-Black Art: Artists Transforming African-American Identity
After Civil Rights
“With a steady hand, Powell grounds the tradition of black visual
satire in its historical, political, and discursive context. But he
doesn’t drain the images of their risk. Powell honors the
intelligence and audacity of the works and their creators and, most
importantly, gives black satire its full historical, aesthetic, and
political due.”—Mike Sell, author of The Avant-Garde: Race,
Religion, War
“Satire and the black condition. An endless quagmire of slippery
slopes, and inverted dialogues. Richard Powell skillfully dissects
the social dynamics of humor in the black context demonstrating how
we are perpetrators, and those perpetrated upon. It is a must read
for all Americans willing to implicate themselves. No one will
escape.”—Lowery Stokes Sims, co-editor, Race and Art Matters: The
Career of Robert Colescott
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