Essay

Ibn Sa ‘id  (1988)
Poet and writer
New York , NY

YUSUF HASSAN is the founder of BlackMass Publishing. Hassan’s work explores the idea of the book. His reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials, canceling the idea of restrictions within his work allows him to analyze it with no limitations and using printed matter as a physical way of expression. Much of Hassan’s success is attributed to his unique ability to express dramatic and emotional content through publications and printmaking. Hassan holds publications in the permanent collection of The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Langston Hughes Library, The Center for Book Arts , New York Public Library, Thomas J. Watson Library, Queens College (New York) The Houghton Library, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Library, Tate Modern (UK), Oxford University, Wellcome Collection (London), and The Whitney Museum Library.