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Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms
Elaine O´brien
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Description for Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms
Paperback. Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography. Editor(s): O'Brien, Elaine; Chiu, Melissa; Tejada, Roberto; Nicodemus, Everlyn; Genocchio, Benjamin; Coffey, Mary K. Num Pages: 458 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; ACX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 896.
Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography.
Shedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography.
- Provides a much-needed corrective to the Eurocentric historiography of modern art, offering a more worldly and expanded view than any existing modern art survey
- Brings together a selection of major essays and historical documents from a wide range of sources
- Section introductions, critical essays, and documents provide the relevant contextual and ... Read more
- Offers a useful tool for students and scholars with little or no prior knowledge of non-Western modernisms
- Includes many contrasting voices in its documents and essays, encouraging reader response and lively classroom discussion
- Includes a selection of major essays and historical documents addressing not only painting and sculpture but photography, film and architecture as well.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444332308
SKU
V9781444332308
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About Elaine O´brien
Elaine O’Brien is a Professor of Modern & Contemporary Art at California State University, Sacramento. Everlyn Nicodemus is an artist and writer living and working in Edinburgh, UK, and holds a Ph.D. from Middlesex University, London. Melissa Chiu is Museum Director and Vice President, Global Art Programs, Asia Society in New York. Benjamin Genocchio is editor ... Read more
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