{"product_id":"modern-art-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america-an-introduction-to-global-modernisms-paperback","title":"Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America: An Introduction to Global Modernisms - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEverlyn Nicodemus\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMelissa Chiu\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a much-needed corrective to the Eurocentric historiography of modern art, offering a more worldly and expanded view than any existing modern art survey\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together a selection of major essays and historical documents from a wide range of sources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSection introductions, critical essays, and documents provide the relevant contextual and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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a useful tool for students and scholars with little or no prior knowledge of non-Western modernisms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes many contrasting voices in its documents and essays, encouraging reader response and lively classroom discussion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a selection of major essays and historical documents addressing not only painting and sculpture but photography, film and architecture as well.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShedding fresh light on the influence of modern art beyond the West, this timely anthology provides a much-needed corrective to the Eurocentric historiography of modern art, redefining it as a global rather than purely Western phenomenon and offering a more worldly and expanded view than any existing modern art survey. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided in to three sections focusing on the geographic areas that have often been left out of conversations around modernity, the volume brings together a selection of major essays and historical documents addressing not only painting and sculpture but photography, film and architecture as well. Section introductions, critical essays, and documents provide the relevant contextual material, link each narrative to other art histories in the book, supply essential background information, and guide the reader through the key theoretical positions and debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together narratives of modern art that have been scattered in area studies of Asian, African, and Latin American art history, the volume tells a more accurate story of the radical transformation associated with modernity worldwide and opens the subject up to cross-cultural comparison. \u003ci\u003eModern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e also addresses often-neglected topics in modern art that are especially relevant to the study of postmodernity, such as modern art in diaspora, colonial art education and institutions, and pre-histories of new media, concepts, and methods. This is a useful tool for all students and scholars of non-Western modernisms which will encourage a deeper engagement with, and understanding of, modern art as a global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Modern \u0026amp; Contemporary Art at California State University, Sacramento. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEverlyn Nicodemus\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer living and working in Edinburgh, UK, and holds a Ph.D. from Middlesex University, London.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Chiu\u003c\/b\u003e is Museum Director and Vice President, Global Art Programs, Asia Society in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Genocchio\u003c\/b\u003e is editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eArt \u0026amp; Auction Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, New York. He holds a Ph.D. in art history and is the author and editor of six books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary K. Coffey\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoberto Tejada\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Chair and Professor of Art History, Southern Methodist University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457718665469,"sku":"9781444332308","price":118.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SGp3RS9GMFBLTmpCOXJOc2J2M0tndz09.webp?v=1777242925","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/modern-art-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america-an-introduction-to-global-modernisms-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}