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Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America, Olea, Hector, Ramirez, Mari

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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Subjects
Art & Culture
Region
Latin America
Special Attributes
Dust Jacket
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Title
INVERTED UTOPIAS
ISBN
9780300102697

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300102690
ISBN-13
9780300102697
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30466609

Product Key Features

Original Language
Spanish
Book Title
Inverted Utopias : Avantgarde Art in Latin America
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Caribbean & Latin American, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, General, Aesthetics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Philosophy
Author
Héctor Olea, Mari Carmen Ramírez
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
116.2 Oz
Item Length
11.5 in
Item Width
9.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-020937
Reviews
"[This] ample catalog . . . is packed with writings and manifestoes of the Latin avant-garde that have never before been translated into English."-Lyle Rexer, New York Times, This landmark book showcases the innovative works of Latin American avant-garde artists of the twentieth century. Lavishly illustrated with more than 500 images, the volume features interpretations by leading authorities and newly translated manifestoes by the artists themselves.-->
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
700/.411/098
Synopsis
In the twentieth century, avant-garde artists from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean created extraordinary and highly innovative paintings, sculptures, assemblages, mixed-media works, and installations. This innovative book presents more than 250 works by some seventy of these artists (including Gego, Joaquin Torres-Garcia, Xul Solar, and Jose Clemente Orozco) and artists' groups, along with interpretive essays by leading authorities and newly translated manifestoes and other theoretical documents written by the artists. Together the images and texts showcase the astonishing artistic achievements of the Latin American avant-garde. The book focuses on two decisive periods: the return from Europe in the 1920s of Latin American avant-garde pioneers; and the expansion of avant-garde activities throughout Latin America after World War II as artists expressed their independence from developments in Europe and the United States. As the authors explain, during these periods Latin American art was fueled by the belief that artistic creations could present a form of utopia - an inversion of the original premise that drove the European avant-garde - and serve as a model for
LC Classification Number
N6502.5.R3613 2004

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