Review by New York Times Review
fa joni By Norman Seeff. (Insight Editions, $75.) A On the occasion of the folk goddess Joni Mitchell's 75th birthday, this collection highlights the best of her long collaboration with Seeff, a rock 'n' roll photographer who has an enormous portfolio of famous stars. Gloomily puffing on a cigarette or in full smile, Joni is captured in her many moods, kehinde wiley Essays by Simon Kelly and Hannah Klenn. (Roberts Projects, $40.) Wiley, now famous for his official portrait of Barack Obama, has a solo exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum melding artworks from the museum's collection with paintings of local residents from North St. Louis and Ferguson - all featured in this catalog. Japanese prints By Louis van Tilborgh. (Thames & Hudson, $45.) In 1888, in a letter to his brother, Vincent van Gogh wrote, "All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art." This collection of the Japanese prints that van Gogh owned and displayed during his lifetime offers the clearest picture of how influential this art was to his own creations, edge of order By Daniel Libeskind, designed by Rodgrigo Corral, written by Tim McKeough. (Clarkson Potter, $80.) Libeskind is renowned for his architectural works, including the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the plan for the World Trade Center. This retrospective provides a panorama of his works as well as insight into his creative process, good trouble By Christopher Noxon. (Abrams, $19.99.) Noxon explores the history of the civil rights movement in this illustrated guide to its iconic moments and most important figures, from Rosa Parks to Bayard Ruštin. "In listless moments, I play Khalid's song 'Hopeless' on repeat and turn to narratives about other people feeling trapped and miserable in daily routines. But dwelling in that state of mind, even by proxy, can soon feel self-indulgent and self-absorbed, and art in that register can end up feeling more like a hefty weight than a release. In the perfect nanny, Leila Slimani captures the experience of tedium without sounding at all tedious. Every sentence propels the plot forward. 'Louise has moments of euphoria,' she writes. 'She has the vague, fleeting sense of a life that will grow bigger, of wider ll S-?, open spaces, a purer love, voracious appetites.' Slimani writes movingly about desire, but she is also unsparing with the entitlement, arrogance and dark impulses of her characters: 'Children don't care about the contours of our world. They can guess at its harshness, its darkness, but they don't want to know anything more.' She absolves no one. I think the novel's British title, 'Lullaby,' closer to the French original, is more apt because this book is a dazzling nightmare you don't want to leave. I gasped at its final chapters, putting it down to breathe. Then I turned back to the start and immediately began rereading." * TIFFANY MAY, REPORTER, HONG KONG BUREAU, ON WHAT SHE'S READING.
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Review by Booklist Review
This book is a bit hard to define. It's an extensively illustrated journal that explores the development of the civil rights movement and morphs into a call-to-action manifesto. Author and illustrator Noxon refers to himself as a ""privileged white guy"" who thought he already knew the civil rights story, neatly encapsulated between the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the 1964 Civil Rights Act. A chance visit to the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis the National Civil Rights Museum was a jarring wake-up call. He started looking beyond what he had been taught in school, and this text summarizes his expanding understanding of the scope, cast of characters, methods (good troublemaking, direct action), and philosophies (bearing witness, soul force) that shaped the movement. He effectively uses first-person, real-time narration and smoothly incorporates excerpts from his interviews with pivotal individuals. His illustrations add depth and deftly capture scenes, likenesses, and iconic moments. His conclusion that the civil rights movement continues today and involves all of us is a clarion call for action.--Kathleen McBroom Copyright 2018 Booklist
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Review by School Library Journal Review
Noxon revisits the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s with honesty, highlighting the brutality endured and the women who played a crucial role but whose stories of sacrifice and bravery often went untold. The author stays true to his promise not to romanticize this account. The book doesn't just capture a specific time in history; instead, it calls upon readers to take action. Throughout the historical accounts, connections are made to current events and the modern struggle for equality. Noxon highlights lessons learned by activists: reject violence, focus on oppression instead of oppressors, summon soul force, and stop waiting for leaders. These messages are made accessible for teens and will encourage them to effect change in their communities. The volume is well designed, combining a handwriting font and illustrations for an intimate tone that conveys the intensity of the topic. A reading list at the end offers further guidance. VERDICT A must-have for U.S. history collections and social activism shelves.-April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL © Copyright 2019. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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