Cuba: Arte contemporaneo / Contemporary Art - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1590207769 ISBN 13: 9781590207765

Casa editrice: Overlook Pr, 2012

Riassunto

Profiles of fifty artists over fifty years, telling the story of modern Cuba through visual art the recent loosening of the U.S. embargo and Castro's opening up of state-regulated tourism has yielded a flurry of student programs, professional conferences, books, movies, and general enthusiasm in this country for all things Cuban. With the future government of Cuba still an open question, its cultural riches have never been more relevant to American readers. Cuba: Contemporary art explores how Cuban artists have worked in and around the constraints of Castroism ("Within the Revolution, everything; outside the Revolution, nothing") and Cuba's severely depressed economy, and how art education there evolved over the years, from an elite community to a popular essential. The book includes more than 500 images and profiles of, among others, Juan Carlos Alom and Felipe Dulzaides. Beautifully produced and written in elegant and articulate style, this is the ideal visual survey of Cuba's contemporary art landscape.

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Recensione:

"Beautifully produced and stunningly diverse bilingual collection . . . it is rare that a collection of this breadth presents works of such a uniformly high standard that are so consistently provocative and experimental. The book provides exceptional insight into contemporary Cuban art and the aesthetic and critical innovation it embodies." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Cuba: Contemporary Art (Overlook) is the next best thing to attending the 11th Havana Biennial, now in progress. With 500 color images of works by some 50 living artists, this coffee table book is a compelling survey of the island nation's creative spirit. Many of the artists offer sharp political commentary, and their creations provide a fascinating window on a nation long estranged from the United States. In a provocative refashioning of everyday objects, toothpaste tubes and rationing books assume humanlike poses in the hands of Rene Francisco Rodríguez, an admirer of the German artist Joseph Beuys." — Boston Globe



"Cuba: Contemporary Art is the perfect coffee table book . . . a lavishly illustrated book that makes a great gift." — Cuba News

L'autore:

Andreas Winkler is art Curator of The H Magazine, Havana's essential style and culture guide.

Sebastiaan A. C. Berger is a founding partner of Berger, Young & associates and Director of Cuba Finance LTD, which launchedThe H Magazine in 2005.

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• Editore: Overlook Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1590207769
• ISBN 13: 9781590207765
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 285
• Redattore: Berger Sebastiaan A. C., Winkler Andreas, Maldonado Julio