Join Art + Practice and Lore Bookstore for an exciting conversation between Dr. Kellie Jones and Bridget R. Cooks as they discuss the new book, October Files: David Hammons (2025). Edited by Dr. Jones, October Files: David Hammons (2025) is a collection of essays on the one of the most important living artists of our time, David Hammons (b. 1943). Edited by Kellie Jones, a preeminent scholar of Hammons’ work, this book documents five decades of visual practice from 1982 to the present. The volume features contributions from scholars, artists, and cultural workers, and includes numerous images of the artist and his work that are not widely available. Contributions include essays from cultural critics including Guy Trebay and Greg Tate; artists Coco Fusco and Glenn Ligon; and scholars such as Robert Farris Thompson, Alexander Alberro, and Manthia Diawara.
