Deborah Roberts: Twenty Years of Art/Work

by by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis Deborah Roberts (Artist), Dawoud Bey (Foreword), Ekow Eshun (Contributor), Carolyn Jean Martin (Contributor) "For all our sakes, I hope Deborah Roberts continues to stake a claim, through her work, for a more expansive view of Black children." ―Dawoud Bey The definitive look at two decades of work by Austin-based artist Deborah Roberts (born 1962) with newly commissioned texts and a thorough dive into her archive, this monograph offers a comprehensive view of one of today’s most significant social observers. An extensive plate section is accompanied by a heartfelt foreword from Dawoud Bey on "the tragic mischaracterization of Black children"; an insightful essay from Ekow Eshun on the social and political histories of innocence, race and the fractured nature of the contemporary Black experience; a celebratory tribute from author and artist Carolyn Jean Martin on the musicality, humility and generosity of Roberts’ practice; and a free-ranging conversation bet