Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America

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An Introduction to Global Modernisms

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Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America challenges the Eurocentric narrative of modern art by exploring influential artists, movements, and debates from these diverse regions. It repositions area histories to form a global art historiography, covering painting, sculpture, photography, film, and architecture. Readers are guided through critical essays, documents, and introductions that contextualise key theoretical positions and encourage engagement with a broad range of voices.
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This book is ideal for students and scholars seeking an expanded understanding of modern art beyond Western perspectives, especially those new to non-Western modernisms. It serves as a valuable resource for educators and anyone interested in global art history.

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.

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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.

Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America 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. It brings together a selection of major essays and historical documents from a wide range of sources.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 historiographical material, link the selections together, and guide the reader through the key theoretical positions and debates.
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Includes a selection of major essays and historical documents addressing not only painting and sculpture but also photography, film, and architecture.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444332308

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Melissa Chiu
Edited by Elaine O'Brien
Edited by Everlyn Nicodemus
Edited by Benjamin Genocchio
Edited by Mary K. Coffey
Edited by Roberto Tejada

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 816g

Pages: 464

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Elaine O Brien is a Professor of Modern &Contemporary Art at California State University, Sacramento. Everlyn Nicodemus is an artist and writer living andworking in Edinburgh, UK, and holds a Ph.D. from MiddlesexUniversity, London. Melissa Chiu is Museum Director and Vice President,Global Art Programs, Asia Society in New York. Benjamin Genocchio is editor in chief of Art &Auction Magazine, New York. He holds a Ph.D. in arthistory and is the author and editor of six books. Mary K. Coffey is Associate Professor of Art History atDartmouth College. Roberto Tejada is Distinguished Chair and Professor ofArt History, Southern Methodist University.