Black Art (eBook)

A Cultural History

RICHARD J. POWELL (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
360 Seiten
Thames and Hudson Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-500-77619-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.1.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• ISBN-10: 0-500-77619-9 / 0500776199
• ISBN-13: 978-0-500-77619-3 / 9780500776193