Black art : a cultural history / Richard J. Powell.
"The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop ar...
Uniform Title: | World of art.
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Language: | English |
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London :
Thames and Hudson Ltd,
2021.
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Edition: | Third edition. |
Series: | World of art.
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Physical Description: | 359 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
"The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject and as context. From musings on "the souls of black folk" in late nineteenth-century art, to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the twenty-first century, this book examines the philosophical and social forces that have shaped a black presence in modern and contemporary visual culture. Now updated, this new edition helps us understand better how the first two decades of the twenty-first century have been a transformative moment in which previous assumptions about race, difference, and identity have been irrevocably altered, with art providing a useful lens through which to think about these compelling issues"--Publisher's description. |
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Note: | "First published in 1997 ... under the title Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century ... Revised and expanded edition 2002"--Title pageverso. |
Call Number: | N6538.B53 P64 2021 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780500204665 0500204667 |