{"title":"Maria Esther Fernández","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaria Esther Fernández explores the rich intersections of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e with keen insight and sensitivity. Her works invite readers to engage with creative expression as a vital lens on society, often illuminating underrepresented perspectives and cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtful essays and cultural critiques, Fernández offers a nuanced examination of identity, tradition, and artistic practice. Her writing enriches any collection focused on contemporary cultural discourse and the transformative power of art.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amalia-mesa-bains-by-maria-esther-fernandez-9780520395718","title":"Amalia Mesa-Bains","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis first major retrospective of Amalia Mesa-Bains unearths her significant contributions to Chicanx\/Latinx art and feminism.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBest known for her pioneering altar installations, Amalia Mesa-Bains is one of the most innovative feminist and Latinx artists of her generation. In her forty-year career as an artist, activist, educator, and scholar, she has explored the experiences, spiritual practices, and histories of Mexican American women and addressed the colonial erasure and recovery of Mexican, African American, and Indigenous Californians. Appropriately called an \"archaeological\" practice, Mesa-Bains's art creates sacred spaces imbued with cultural memory, leading viewers on a magical journey of discovery through what might otherwise be lost to existing canons of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmalia Mesa-Bains: The Archaeology of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e is the exhibition catalogue accompanying the first major retrospective of her work, bringing her installations from the 1970s to the present together for the first time. Featuring an essay by the artist and an interview with her, the book also brings together top-tier scholars who explore the ecofeminism, migrant histories, spirituality, and politics of erasure that ground her interdisciplinary practice. As a whole, the book cements Mesa-Bains's place as a trailblazing artist within the history of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in association with the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExhibition dates:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.\u003cbr\u003e February 4-July 23, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455514984684,"sku":"9780520395718","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81-ZrNzJ21L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774777205"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/maria-esther-fernandez.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}