Modern Moves West - California Artists and Democratic Culture in the Twentieth Century

Informationen zum Autor Richard Candida Smith is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and author or editor of several books, including Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry, and Politics in California. Klappentext Richard Candida Smith is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, and author or editor of several books, including Utopia and Dissent: Art, Poetry, and Politics in California. Zusammenfassung Exploring the transformation of California into a center for contemporary art through the twentieth century! this book dramatically illustrates the paths California artists took toward a more diverse and inclusive culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents List of Illustrations Introduction: Dilemmas of Professional Culture 1. The Case for Modern Art as a Distinct Form of Knowledge 2. Modern Art in a Provincial Nation 3. Modern Art and California's Progressive Legacies 4. From an Era of Grand Ambitions 5. Becoming Postmodern 6. California Assemblage: Art as Counterhistory 7. Learning from the Watts Towers 8. Contemporary Art Along the U.S.-Mexican Border Conclusion: Improvising from the Margins Notes Index Acknowledgments

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• Authors: Richard C Ndida Smith, C&, Richard Candida Smith, Richard Candida Smith, Richard Cándida Smith
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2012
• EAN: 9780812222210
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2221-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Arts and Intellectual Life in; The Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America; The Arts and Intellectual Life in Modern America; Arts and Intellectual Life in; The Modern Moves West
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries