{"product_id":"spike-spike-lee-2021-chronicle-chroma","title":"SPIKE — Spike Lee (2021, Chronicle Chroma)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eA cinematic object in itself, \u003cem data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eSPIKE\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive visual monograph on filmmaker Spike Lee — a graphic, unapologetic, and politically charged book-as-manifesto. Wrapped in shocking magenta and emblazoned with metallic block typography, this 2021 Chronicle Chroma edition is as bold and stylised as Lee’s own aesthetic language. The format is horizontal, wide-screen — the proportions of cinema — and inside, the book traces over three decades of his practice through film stills, storyboards, archival posters, and behind-the-scenes photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eOrganised around key films — \u003cem data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"722\"\u003eShe’s Gotta Have It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"744\"\u003eDo the Right Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eMalcolm X\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"759\" data-end=\"775\"\u003eBlacKkKlansman\u003c\/em\u003e — the book foregrounds Lee’s work as a visual artist of resistance, building a filmography rooted in Black life, urban texture, and righteous confrontation. Quotations from Lee, as well as collaborators and critics, amplify the narrative with urgency and wit. This is not a passive retrospective but a declaration: Lee’s body of work is not just cinema, but cultural intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1605\"\u003eLee's visual world — from Bed-Stuy stoops to HBCU step rallies to the righteous heat of protest — is political and graphic, designed to leave a mark. This monograph belongs in Darwin as a model of how film can be archived and read visually, without diluting its radical energy. It stands in conversation with other printed manifestos of resistance and identity — like the work of Gordon Parks or Roy DeCarava transposed into bold editorial design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1626\"\u003eTechnical Sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1949\"\u003eTitle: SPIKE\u003cbr data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1643\"\u003eArtist \/ Author: Spike Lee\u003cbr data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1672\"\u003eDate: 2021\u003cbr data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003eTechnique \/ Printing Method: Offset, full colour\u003cbr data-start=\"1733\" data-end=\"1736\"\u003eMedium \/ Materials: Hardcover with metallic foil stamping\u003cbr data-start=\"1793\" data-end=\"1796\"\u003eDimensions (cm): approx. 32 x 21 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"1831\" data-end=\"1834\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003ePublisher \/ Editor: Chronicle Chroma\u003cbr data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"1911\"\u003eISBN: 9781797202050\u003cbr data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003eCondition: NEW\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DaRWIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52561931501906,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/7058\/0818\/files\/TODWEBB_copy_copy_1_7c6994bf-c9d0-4bc0-9ff3-5569f3fa53d2.jpg?v=1771497760","url":"https:\/\/thedarwin.es\/products\/spike-spike-lee-2021-chronicle-chroma","provider":"DaRWIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}