This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew

This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew

Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. 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.

"Drew's experience teaches us to embrace what we are afraid of and be true to ourselvesShe uses her passion to change the art world and invites us to join her." —Janelle Monáe, award-winning singer, actress, and producer 

"In This Is What I Know About Art, Kimberly Drew takes her reader on an inspiring and urgent journey. This vibrant book describes the moment when art and protest meet--and Drew's amazing blog connects the different chapters. 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

"Call this a meaningful, profoundly personal lesson in scale and complexity, themes essential to any deep understanding of works of art, museum cultures and how they operate in American life." -- Los Angeles Times

"This deeply personal and boldly political offering inspires and ignites."-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A unique and thoughtful commentary on the art world. A book that should be included in most collections for young people." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Kimberly Drew is a writer, curator, and activist who lives in New York City. Drew graduated with a B.A. Smith College, where she majored in Art History and African-American Studies. She got her start in the art world as an intern at The Studio Museum in Harlem's Director's Office. Her experience there sparked her interest in social media, prompting her to launch the Tumblr blog Black Modern Art.

Drew has written for Vogue, Glamour, W, Teen Vogue, and Lenny Letter, as well as executing Instagram takeovers for Prada, The White House, and Instagram. Drew recently resigned The Met's position as Social Media Manager. Black Futures, which she is co-editing with Jenna Wortham, will be released in 2020. You may find her on Instagram and Twitter as @museummammy.

Ashley Lukashevsky is a Los Angeles-based illustrator and visual artist who was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ashley employs drawing and art to bolster social movements fighting systemic racism, misogyny, and anti-immigrant policies. She wants to deconstruct oppressive structures by first imagining and creating a world without them. Refinery29, The Washington Post, Planned Parenthood, Girls Who Code, GOOD Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, ACLU, Red Bull, Snapchat, Air Jordan, and Logo TV are just a few of her clients.

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ISBN 13	9780593095188
ISBN 10	0593095189
Title	This Is What I Know About Art
Author	Kimberly Drew
Series	Pocket Change Collective
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2020-06-02
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.