This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew

This Is What I Know About Art

Kimberly Drew

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · June 2, 2020

"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves.

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Who it’s for
A personal account of how art and protest can make room for change.
Themes
Art and protest, Making the art world more inclusive
Genres
Art, Activism & Social Justice, Artists' Lives

About this book

"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselves.

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She uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her."--Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer "Powerful and compelling, this book gives us the courage to discover our own journeys into art."--Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of the Serpentine Galleries in Kensington Gardens, and co-editor of the Cahiers d'Art review "This deeply personal and boldly political offering inspires and ignites."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review In this powerful and hopeful account, arts writer, curator, and activist Kimberly Drew reminds us that the art world has space not just for the elite, but for everyone. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, arts writer and co-editor of Black Futures Kimberly Drew shows us that art and protest are inextricably linked. Drawing on her personal experience through art toward activism, Drew challenges us to create space for the change that we want to see in the world. Because there really is so much more space than we think.

Art Meets Change

A personal account of how art and protest can make room for change.

Come here for

  • Art seen as a path toward activism
  • A more open vision of the art world

Expect

  • Personal experience tied to political purpose
  • A hopeful, direct invitation to create space for change

Where it sits

Activism & Social Justice56%
Art51%
Artists' Lives38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Art
  • Activist Biographies
  • Prejudice & Racism for Teens
Authors
Kimberly Drew
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
June 2, 2020
Format
Paperback
Theme
Art and protest · Making the art world more inclusive
Reading lane
Art