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In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art
Donald J. Cosentino
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Description for In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art
Paperback. Examines the striking disjunction between social collapse and artistic flourescence in twenty-first century Haiti Editor(s): Cosentino, Donald J. Num Pages: 182 illus., 166 in color. BIC Classification: 3JM; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 277 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 930.
Focusing on artistic evocations of the irrepressible Gedes - an increasingly dominant family of trickster dieties - In Extremis examines the striking disjunction between social collapse and artistic flourescence in twenty-first century Haiti. It brings together the work of 34 artists, most of them living in Port-au-Prince, where they produce remarkable and controversial bodies of work in a variety of media while confronting on a daily basis the realities of Haiti's frustratingly slow recovery from the earthquake of 2010. Some of these artists have achieved acclaim on the international stage, but many receive new attention or reexamination here.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fowler Museum at UCLA
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780984755004
SKU
V9780984755004
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99-1
About Donald J. Cosentino
Donald J. Cosentino is professor emeritus of world arts and cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Other contributors include Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, Edwidge Danticat, Leah Gordon, Claudine Michel, Patrick A. Polk, Jean Claude Saintilus, Katherine Smith, and Stephen C. Wehmeyer.
Reviews for In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art
"There is a depth and richness . . . that is still missing from Haiti's coverage and representation in the mainstream press. Support these endeavors."
The Public Archive
"Almost every page of the book delivers verbal, visual and moral shocks, sharp charges of a spiritual vitality generated by aggressive resistance to annihilation."
International Herald Tribune
The Public Archive
"Almost every page of the book delivers verbal, visual and moral shocks, sharp charges of a spiritual vitality generated by aggressive resistance to annihilation."
International Herald Tribune