Taylor Michael
Taylor Michael is an arts and culture writer with publications in All Arts, Artsy, Belt Magazine, Hyperallergic, and The Observer.
September 2024Art Books
Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker’s An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children
This alphabet book prompts readers to question their relationship to colonization of the natural world. The garden Kincaid presents in this encyclopedia features cash and food crops, medicinal aids, and more. Within each entry, she describes the physical properties, common uses, and historical significance of the crop.
French photographer Larry Niehues’s latest book, Mississippi Dream, stylizes the Mississippi Delta. Drawing on his background photographing alternative singer Kate Clover, The Black Keys, and Arctic Monkeys, Niehues tells the story of the Delta through blues culture.
