The Color Black: Antinomies of a Color in Architecture and Art

Published by MACK in 2024, The Color Black is a visually arresting monograph that investigates the layered significance of black within the realms of architecture and art. The volume features two complementary essays—one by respected architectural critic Mohsen Mostafavi, and the other a newly translated work by German Marxist art historian Max Raphael. This edition brings Raphael’s formerly less accessible text to an English-speaking audience for the first time, translated by Pamela Johnston and presented side by side with Mostafavi's theoretical reflections.