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Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties

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Description for Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties Paperback. The 1960s were heady years in Argentina. The isolation of the Peron era was over, the economy was doing well, and the arts were invigorated. This book presents an examination of the 1960s as a brief historical moment when artists, institutions, and critics organized to promote an international identity for Argentina's visual arts. Translator(s): Kahn, Dr. Peter. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 432 pages, 63 illustrations (22 color/16 pg insert, 41 b&w). BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 3JJPK; ACXJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
The 1960s were heady years in Argentina. Visual artists, curators, and critics sought to fuse art and politics; to broaden the definition of art to encompass happenings and assemblages; and, above all, to achieve international recognition for new, cutting-edge Argentine art. A bestseller in Argentina, Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics is an examination of the 1960s as a brief historical moment when artists, institutions, and critics joined to promote an international identity for Argentina’s visual arts.

The renowned Argentine art historian and critic Andrea Giunta analyzes projects specifically designed to internationalize Argentina’s art and avant-garde during the 1960s: the importation of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Series
Latin America Otherwise
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822338932
SKU
V9780822338932
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About Andrea Giunta
Andrea Giunta is a professor of art history at the Universidad de San Martín and an associate professor art history at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is the author of Goeritz/Romero Brest: Correspondencias and the recipient of fellowships from the Rockefeller, Getty, and Guggenheim foundations. Peter Kahn is a Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic American Literature at the University of ... Read more

Reviews for Avant-Garde, Internationalism, and Politics: Argentine Art in the Sixties
“Giunta carefully defines the polemics in transforming Buenos Aires into an internationally recognized center for artistic production and avant-garde culture. . . . Recommended.” - L. E. Carranza, Choice “Giunta carefully defines the polemics in transforming Buenos Aires into an internationally recognized center for artistic production and avant-garde culture. . . . Recommended.”
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