Chris Cook – Black Lives Matter Monograph

Black Lives Matter is a limited-edition, 364-page photographic monograph by Brooklyn artist and photographer Chris Cook documenting the 2020–2021 protests. Published by Valentine New York Publishing, it features 159 visual plates capturing the civil rights movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Black Lives Matter” is 364 pages, trim size of 11.5 x 13.6 inches, with 159 plates. The text is printed on 200gsm Magno Satin coated stock. The endpapers are 170gsm Sirio black uncoated stock. “Black Lives Matter” is Smyth-sewn, with endpapers, hardbound with a square spine, with 4mm board covered with Brillianta cloth, with one-color foil stamping on the front and spine, head and tail bands, and jacketing with French folds. The slipcase is made of a 3.75mm board covered with Brillianta cloth, lined with 120gsm black Sirio uncoated stock, with one-color foil on the front and spine.

This publication is a closed, 250 limited edition that was published by Valentine New York Publishing, a division of Valentine New York.