Contesting modernity : Informalism in Venezuela, 1955-1975 / Mari Carmen Ramírez, Tahía Rivero ; with María C. Gaztambide, Josefina Manrique, Gabriela Rangel.

This fascinating exploration of Venezuelan Informalism charts the movement's history from its beginnings in the mid-1950s to its last manifestations in the 1970s. Essays by an esteemed group of scholars discuss the variety, richness, and complexity of Informalism and examine the ways in which Venezu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramírez, Mari Carmen, 1955- (Author, Curator, Organizer)
Corporate Authors: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Issuing body, Publisher, Organizer, Host institution)
Colección Mercantil Arte y Cultura (Caracas, Venezuela) (Organizer)
Other Authors: Kervanjian, Melina (Editor)
Brand, Heather (Editor)
Beckwith, Anthony (Translator)
Olea, Héctor (Translator)
Rivero, Tahía (Curator, Organizer)
Gaztambide, María C. (Writer of added commentary)
Cabrera, Josefina Manrique (Writer of added commentary)
Rangel, Gabriela (Writer of added commentary)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English, translated from the Spanish.
Published: [Houston, Texas] : Museum of Fine Arts Houston, [2018]
Subjects:
Techo de la Ballena (Literary group) > Exhibitions.
Gramcko, Elsa, > 1925-1994 > Exhibitions.
Gramcko, Elsa, > 1925-1994.
Techo de la Ballena (Literary group)
Art, Venezuelan > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art informel > Venezuela > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics) > Venezuela > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Abstract > Venezuela > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Artists > Venezuela > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Modern > 20th century.
Art, Venezuelan.
Artists.
Venezuela.
1900-1999
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:272 pages : illustrations (some colour), photographs, portraits, facsimiles ; 30 cm
Format: Book

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