Radical Form : Modernist Abstraction in South America by Megan A. Sullivan ...

Name: Radical Form : Modernist Abstraction in South America by Megan A. Sullivan ...
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A timely reassessment of some of the most daring projects of abstraction from South America \u201CSullivan\u2019s close reading, contextual sensitivity and sidestepping of grand simplifying narratives make this book an extremely valuable addition to the growing literature on art from regions outside the classic mainstream.\u201D\u2014Gabriel P\u00E9rez-Barreiro, Art Newspaper Emphasizing the open-ended and self-critical nature of the projects of abstraction in South America from the 1930s through the mid-1960s, this important new volume focuses on the artistic practices of Joaqu\u00EDn Torres-Garc\u00EDa, Tom\u00E1s Maldonado, Alejandro Otero, and Lygia Clark. Megan A. Sullivan positions the adoption of modernist abstraction by South American artists as part of a larger critique of the economic and social transformations\n\nRadical Form\nModernist Abstraction in South America\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using;