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Appropriations and Invention

Three Centuries of Art in Spanish America, Selections from the Denver Art Museum
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This catalogue explores the rich artistic heritage of Latin America from the 1520s to the 1820s. It draws on the Denver Art Museum's renowned collection to examine how artists navigated the tensions of colonial conquest and cultural identity. Featuring paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, the essays reveal how Indigenous and African-descended artists creatively appropriated and reinvented artistic traditions under colonial rule, expressing both client demands and personal freedoms. The volume concludes with reflections on modern and contemporary artistic trends.
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Ideal for readers interested in Latin American art, colonial history, and cultural studies, this catalogue appeals to academics, art enthusiasts, and anyone keen on understanding the complexities of artistic expression during a pivotal historical period.

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Drawing from the renowned collection of Latin American Art at the Denver Art Museum, this catalogue examines the processes of appropriation and invention in the arts of Spanish America from the 1520s to the 1820s.

The catalogue highlights Latin American masterpieces, including paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts, made shortly after the conquest and before the independence movements. Arranged regionally, the essays explore how artists found freedom despite colonial authority.

While pleasing clients, many artists of Indigenous and African descent also reclaimed and reshaped the arts for themselves and their new colonial realities. Epilogue essays will consider modern and contemporary trends.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777439686

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 15 December 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 260 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jorge F. Rivas PΓ©rez

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 1700g

Pages: 296

About the Author

Jorge F. Rivas PΓ©rez is the Frederick and Jan Mayer Curator of Latin American Art and department head at the Denver Art Museum. He has curated The Light Show and ReVisiΓ³n: Art in the Americas. He edits and organizes the Mayer Center symposium and publication and has written essays on a wide range of Latin American art, design, and material culture. He received his PhD from Bard Graduate Center in New York.

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