Steve McQueen's 'Bounty' Book Arrives with 47 Images
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- Steve McQueen released a new photo book titled 'Bounty' that gathers all 47 images from his recent Grenada exhibition, published by MACK this month.
- The photographs were taken during a summer 2024 trip to Grenada, where McQueen’s ancestry lies, and depict native flora that have witnessed the island’s colonial and slavery history.
- Dionne Brand contributed a new written piece that appears alongside the images in the book.
- The book also includes a copy of Derek Walcott’s 1997 poem 'The Bounty,' an elegy to his mother.
- The release coincides with McQueen’s first solo exhibition in the Netherlands, 'Atlas,' at the De Pont Museum in Tilburg from 21 March 2026 to 30 August 2026.
Why it matters: The book gives art‑collectors and Caribbean cultural audiences a tangible record of McQueen’s Grenada images, while also spotlighting poet Dionne Brand and Derek Walcott’s poem, thereby deepening the exhibition’s impact beyond the gallery and providing a new revenue stream for publisher MACK.
