{"product_id":"harold-offeh-mmm-gotta-try-a-little-harder-it-could-be-sweet-9781904561699","title":"Harold Offeh: MMM, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew monograph exploring artist Harold Offeh's dynamic practice since the early 2000's, with essays and a new photographic series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMmm, Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the first institutional solo exhibition of work by Harold Offeh in the UK. This fully illustrated book documents two decades of video, performance and collaborative projects by the artist, as well as a new series of photographs depicting Offeh re-performing works in his archive. Offeh's work interrogates our acceptance of social, political and racial models in society, often drawing inspiration from mainstream music, film and media. The title of the exhibition is taken from lyric by the British band Portishead and corresponds to three thematic sections of the exhibition: \u003ci\u003eMmm\u003c\/i\u003e, a new multi-channel sound installation, \u003ci\u003eGotta Try a Little Harder\u003c\/i\u003e considers Offeh's use of performance as an investigative tool and \u003ci\u003eIt Could Be Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the artists participatory and collaborative works on themes of desire, utopianism, queer identity and acts of resistance. The book includes a preface by Lubaina Himid and new essays by Sepake Angiama, David. A. Bailey, Anna Khimasia and Harold Offeh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904561699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.14h x 9.07w x 0.56d","brand":"Lubaina Himid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52604450373813,"sku":"9781904561699","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/harold-offeh-mmm-gotta-try-a-little-harder-it-could-be-sweet-9781904561699","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}