The 300+ page fully illustrated Great Force catalog includes images and texts for all artists included in the exhibition, new contributions from writers like Nicholas Mirzoeff and Rebecca Walker, an essay by exhibition curator Amber Esseiva, and historical reprints from Frederick Douglass, James Baldwin, and Nell Irvin Painter and more that informed the themes of the exhibition. Taking design inspiration from W.E.B. Du Bois’s migration maps and charts, the catalog is designed by Silas Munro and Brian Johnson of Poly-Mode studio and features a new Du Boisian inspired typeface, William, designed by Tré Seals of Vocal Type.

Curator + Editor: Amber Esseiva
Publisher: Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, 2019Pages: 333