New Geographies of Abstract Art in Postwar Latin America

Name: New Geographies of Abstract Art in Postwar Latin America
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138480766
Price: 341.0 NZD
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Series: Routledge Research in Art History

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New Geographies of Abstract Art in Postwar Latin America explores the vibrant history of abstract art across Latin America after 1945. This collection delves into how abstract art, both gestural and geometric, became a powerful symbol of modernity and cultural identity across the region, challenging European artistic dominance in the postwar era. It broadens understanding by highlighting lesser-studied areas such as Central America and the Andes, revealing how these art movements helped shape Latin American contemporary art.
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Ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of Latin American art and postwar cultural history.

This edited volume examines the history of abstract art across Latin America after 1945. The book aims to expand the map and consider this phenomenon as it developed in neglected regions such as Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andes, investigating how this style came to stand in for Latin American contemporary art.

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This edited volume examines the history of abstract art across Latin America after 1945. This form of art grew in popularity across the Americas in the postwar period, often serving to affirm a sense of being modern and the right of Latin America to assume the leading role Europe had played before World War II.

Latin American artists practised gestural and geometric abstraction, though the history of art has favoured the latter. Recent scholarship, for instance, has focused on geometric abstraction from Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela.

New Geographies of Abstract Art in Postwar Latin America aims to expand the map and consider this phenomenon as it developed in neglected regions such as Central America and the Andes, investigating how this style came to stand in for Latin American contemporary art.