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Love and Justice: A Journey of Empowerment, Activism, and Embracing Black Beauty (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781648960529)
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xThe deeply personal story of artist, activist, and influencer Laetitia Ky, told through the powerful sculptures she creates with her own hair that embrace Black culture and beauty, the fight for social justice, and the journey toward self-love. Laetitia Ky is a one-of-a-kind artist, activist, and creative voice based in Ivory Coast, West Africa. With the help of extensions, wool, wire, and thread, Ky sculpts her hair into unique and compelling art pieces that shine a light on, and ignite conversation around, social justice. Her bold and intimate storytelling, which she openly shares with her extensive social media audience, covers issues like: - Sexism and internalized misogyny
- Racial oppression
- Reproductive rights and consent
- Harmful beauty standards
- Shame and its corrosive effect on mental health
- And more Love and Justice is equal parts memoir, artwork, and feminist manifesto. Ky's striking words, combined with 135 remarkable photographs, offer empowerment and inspiration. She emerges from her exploration of justice and equality with a message of self-love, showing readers the path to loving themselves and their bodies, expressing their voices, and feeling more confident. Through this celebration of women's empowerment, Ky extends a generous invitation to love ourselves, embrace our unique beauty, and to work toward a more just world.
Author: Laetitia Ky
ISBN-10: 1648960529
ISBN-13: 9781648960529
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.20w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
- Racial oppression
- Reproductive rights and consent
- Harmful beauty standards
- Shame and its corrosive effect on mental health
- And more Love and Justice is equal parts memoir, artwork, and feminist manifesto. Ky's striking words, combined with 135 remarkable photographs, offer empowerment and inspiration. She emerges from her exploration of justice and equality with a message of self-love, showing readers the path to loving themselves and their bodies, expressing their voices, and feeling more confident. Through this celebration of women's empowerment, Ky extends a generous invitation to love ourselves, embrace our unique beauty, and to work toward a more just world.
Author: Laetitia Ky
ISBN-10: 1648960529
ISBN-13: 9781648960529
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.20w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2022
By Laetitia Ky
xLaetitia Ky is an artist, photographer, model, actress, activist, fashion designer, and social media influencer from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. She uses her hair as a sculptural medium to ignite awareness and conversations around the social justice topics she champions: sex-based and racial oppression, harmful beauty standards, and shame and its corrosive effect on mental health, among others. Ky and her art and activism have been featured in NYLON, Ebony, Elle, on CNN.com, and more, and she has partnered with brands such as Apple, Canada Goose and Marc Jabobs on social content creation. Ky was named one of PAPER magazine's "top 100 people taking over 2019." You can follow her art and activism on TikTok and Instagram: @LaetitiaKy.
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