Books

On the occasion of South African artist Cinga Samson’s exhibition ‘Ukuphuthelwa’, at White Cube New York, discover our monograph lending insight to the artist’s practice. An essay by award-winning arts journalist Lwandile Fikeni speaks to the spiritual and philosophical systems of amaXhosa that inform Samson’s approach, while celebrated scholar Tamar Garb’s text explores the art historical tenets of the paintings themselves.

Bringing together three interconnected bodies ofwork, Marguerite Humeau’s first monograph Auguriesis a view into some of the mysterious patterns thatcan be found in the natural world, from which theartist draws inspiration. From the termite colonies ofthe Australian outback that underpin meys, to thewindswept sprawl of Orisons occupying Colorado’sSan Luis Valley and its eventual figuration in Dust, thislavishly illustrated publication offers a discovery ofHumeau’s manifold research and practice.