{"product_id":"black-woman-project-vol-1-gwen-smith","title":"BLACK WOMAN PROJECT (VOL. 1), GWEN SMITH","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***PRE-ORDER -- BOOKS WILL SHIP EARLY DECEMBER***\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e***BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE AT DOVER STREET MARKET NYC***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGwen Smith’s The Black Women Project (Vol. 1 \u0026amp; 2) is a collection of her painted portraits of renowned Black Women. Smith uses selfies to reference each time she entered her studio over a period of 2.5 years, creating a rhythm by merging her identity as a Black Woman with her subjects. Some of the women Smith chooses to paint are artists, scientists, educators, politicians, writers, poets and performers. All are respected by Smith and provide the impetus for her ongoing self exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eVolume 1 took two years to complete (2018 – 2020) and was originally conceived as a device to keep track of her progress in her studio practice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSmith evolved from one volume to the other, as her commitment and practice formed a system of documentation akin to a growth chart. She refined her instrument to visualize and vocalize the abundance of Black Women’s contributions, and their ability to endure and thrive against the odds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn her earlier publications, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTropic, Cancer and Edgy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, Gwen Smith’s lens-based focus deconstructs concepts of leisure to share her concerns, joys and passions. Her zine, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Yoda Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, records 16 years with her partner Haim Steinbach and their son River. The collection is a testament to their relationship and artistic practice, creating multiple inquiries through humor, ritual, graphic design, and chronology. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Black Women Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e furthers the intimate realizations Smith’s books provide,  revealing her connections to a community of women by adding her own voice and image to the collective of Black Women deserving respect and admiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8” x 10” \/ 240 pages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSection sewn hardcover \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHotfoil stamping matt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB\u0026amp;W offset printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDesigned by Wolfy Part II \u0026amp; Jef Scharf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-7338103-9-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLimited edition of 250\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"coimbatoreshoppe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32894044897365,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1800\/9639\/products\/BWP_1COVER.jpg?v=1605537154","url":"https:\/\/coimbatoreshoppe.com\/products\/black-woman-project-vol-1-gwen-smith","provider":"coimbatoreshoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}