Faheem Majeed

Chicago-based artist Barbara Jones-Hogu (1938–2017) was a central figure of the Black Arts Movement and a founding member of the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCOBRA). Throughout her career she worked in painting, printmaking, film, education, and contributed to major projects including Chicago’s Wall of Respect mural. The Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite catalog is the first monograph of Barbara Jones-Hogu’s work. The book includes a foreword by DPAM Director and Chief Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm, essays by Tate Modern curator Zoé Whitley and Chicago artist Faheem Majeed, an interview with the artist by art historian Rebecca Zorach, and 22 illustrated plates, a selected bibliography, exhibition history, and checklist. The limited edition catalog was designed by Matt Austin of Candor Arts and features a hand silk screened cover.

The Torture Chamber, tells the basics of entering the US prison system from the county jail to the actual place of incarceration of the prisoner and what is involved. A special feature is given on Kwame (Bridgeman) who was falsely accused of a murder when he was just 17 years old and put on death row. He spent up to 30 years locked up until, the one who falsely accused him, recanted, which led to Kwame being released.

This work describes how the Muslim brothers interacted in the prison system in the state of Ohio, which some interactions led to the longest prison uprising in the history of the USA.