Zapantera Negra

Thousands of activists and revolutionaries have been inspired by the Black Panther’s and the Zapatistas' politics and graphics. The historical legacy of the Black Panther Party has only grown and the art and aesthetic of their struggle featured prominently in the uprisings for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor Emory Douglas's work on the Black Panther newspaper has circulated widely in cultural and counter-cultural spaces. He is receiving greater recognition for the role his art played in shaping the look and politics of the Black Panther Party Douglas has had major exhibitions in Chelsea, major solo museum shows, his first, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (“Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas”), the New Museum and the Studio Museum, a influential monograph by Sam Durant This new edition will include further conversations with Emory Douglas and reflections on the collective work in Chiapas The work created as part of the Zapantera Negra encounter has been shown in museums, including Emory Douglas: Bold Visual Language at LACE LA Contemporay Exhibitions Douglas continues to share his knowledge with other generations and cultures—as he did here with the Zapatistas—which builds an audience and advocates for this book