{"product_id":"9798986272542","title":"Essex Hemphill: Take care of your blessings","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: Hemphill, Essex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying the eponymous exhibition at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, this title explores the interdisciplinary relationship between Hemphill’s writing and contemporary visual art. Titled after Hemphill's personal signature, the book traces his relationships with and influences on visual artists who, like Hemphill, created genre-defying works that explore race, culture, community, gender, sexuality and the experience of living with and losing loved ones to HIV\/AIDS.This publication features ephemera, photographs and archival materials alongside personal reflections from Hemphill’s friends and collaborators and essays that trace the dynamic poet’s life, work and impact on a generation of artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured artists include:\u003c\/b\u003e Diedrick Brackens, Sharon Farmer, Lyle Ashton Harris, Isaac Julien, Clifford Prince King, Glenn Ligon, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Richard Bruce Nugent, Shikeith, Joyce Wellman.\u003cbr\u003eRaised in Washington, DC, \u003cb\u003eEssex Hemphill\u003c\/b\u003e (1957–95) was a poet, performer, editor and activist who emerged as a luminary in the DC arts scene in the 1980s and 1990s. His poetry challenged societal norms and bridged the worlds of literature and visual art. While Hemphill died of AIDS-related illness at just 38, his work persists, reflected in visual dialogues with his contemporaries and inheritors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN 9798986272542. The Phillips Collection. hb. 112 pages. 52 colour, 18 b\/w ills. 28 x 20.4 cm.\u003cbr\u003ePublication date: August 2025.\u003cbr\u003eout of stock, available to order\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"The Phillips Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47025618256029,"sku":"9798986272542","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/1439\/9645\/files\/9798986272542.jpg?v=1780622073","url":"https:\/\/wholesale.manic.com.au\/products\/9798986272542","provider":"Books at Manic Wholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}