Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin America by Elaine O'Brie... - 9781444332292

Modern Art in Africa, Asia and Latin AmericaAn Introduction to Global Modernisms\nAuthor(s): Elaine O'Brien, Everlyn Nicodemus, Melissa Chiu, Benjamin Genocchio, Mary K. Coffey, Roberto Tejada\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781444332292, 978-1444332292\nSynopsis\nShedding fresh light on modern art beyond the West, this text introduces readers to artists, art movements, debates and theoretical positions of the modern era that continue to shape contemporary art worldwide. Area histories of modern art are repositioned and interconnected towards a global art historiography.\n\nProvides a much-needed corrective to the Eurocentric historiography of modern art, offering a more worldly and expanded view than any existing modern art survey\nBrings together a selection of major essays and historical documents from a wide range of sources\nSection introductions, critical essays, and documents provide the relevant contex.