Author: Leigh, SimoneAs a part of the 2022 Venice Biennale (for which she won the Gold Lion), Simone Leigh organised a three-day symposium, 'Loophole of Retreat'. Here are the collected contributions by more than 60 international theorists, activists, historians, artists and writers. Structured around themes – Maroonage, Manual, Magical Realism, Medicine and Sovereignty – each essay, dialogue, performance and artwork tells a story about Black women’s intellectual and creative labour throughout history.The title is drawn from a passage in the 1861 autobiography of Harriet Jacobs, who, for seven years after escaping enslavement, lived in a crawlspace she dubbed the “loophole of retreat.” Contributors include: Vanessa Agard-Jones, Firelei Báez, Rashida Bumbray, Tina M. Campt, Meredith Cox, Ja’Tovia Gary, dream hampton, Saidiya Hartman, Sandra Jackson-Dumont, Lorraine O’Grady, Legacy Russell, Christina Sharpe, Alberta Whittle, Mabel O. Wilson.ISBN 9798991474634. Pacific Books. pb. 286 pages. 100 colour, 100 b/w ills. 29.3 x 22.9 cm.not yet published
