Empurpled and Empowered Original Ink Poster
No Place: Asungi, Producer, 1986. Unbound. Very Good. Item #022766
23 by 17 ¼ inches. Cream colored thick paper stock. Printed on a single side. A poster by AfraShe Asungi, combining mysticism with empowered Black women. The work is presumably of a limited print run (of an unknown quantity) using an inked press of some sort. Some ink transfer to the reverse. Asungi's work explores Black, queer and goddess themes, much of it recalling mythical themes from Africa. She founded MAMAROOTS: AJAMA-JEBITM, an "AfraGoddess sistahoood dedicated to Afracentric spirituality and cultural awareness" (quoting Asungi as quoted in Sacred Women of Africa and the African Diaspora: A Womanist Vision, an essay by Arisika Razak). As Razak further notes, Asungi's work idealizes the form of dark-skinned woman, removes it from a male gaze, and counters "negative racially charged stereotypes of Black women." VERY GOOD condition. Minor soiling and a few wrinkles. Tiny crease at the top right corner. Some ink transfer on the reverse.
Price: $500.00