{"product_id":"lyle-ashton-harris-our-first-last-love","title":"Lyle Ashton Harris Our First \u0026 Last Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth personal and universal, Harris’ oeuvre weaves together legacies of family dynamics, queer histories and Afro-cosmopolitanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering photographs, assemblages, video installations and archival selections from his celebrated and lesser-known series, \u003ci\u003eOur first and last love \u003c\/i\u003echarts new connections across the artistic practice of New York–based artist Lyle Ashton Harris (born 1965). Informed by an adolescence that unfolded in New York City and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as well as several years spent living in Ghana, Harris explores the complexities of African and African American collective identity while forging his own personal narrative as a Black queer man.\u003cbr\u003eThis book and its accompanying solo survey exhibition chronicles Harris’ approach to representation and self-portraiture while tracing recurrent themes and formal techniques in his work over the last 35 years. Central to this curated selection is Harris’ most recent series titled \u003ci\u003eShadow Works\u003c\/i\u003e, mixed-media assemblages of photographic prints embedded in Ghanaian printed textiles with cowrie shells, pottery, handwritten notes, clippings of the artist’s dreadlocks and other personal ephemera. In both the exhibition and its catalog, these works serve as thematic anchors underscoring Harris’ layered approach to his ongoing creative explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57198803943806,"sku":"NW9781941366653","price":33.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781941366653.jpg?v=1778542670","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/lyle-ashton-harris-our-first-last-love","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}