Today Is Always Yesterday - Contemporary Brazilian Art

A compelling survey of contemporary radical art in Brazil.

Today Is Always Yesterday explores the historical constructs underlying contemporary art in Brazil. Michael Asbury argues that art can activate as well as illustrate history. The colors of the Brazilian flag structure the book's five chapters as Asbury explores artists' vital role in unraveling Brazil's core myths and its projected image as a racial melting pot. Richly illustrated, this book presents a compelling account of contemporary debates in Brazilian art.

About the author

Michael Asbury is Reader in the History and Theory of Art and Deputy Director of the Research Centre for Transnational Art, Identity and Nation at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London. He has worked as an independent curator and art critic for over two decades and has written extensively on Brazilian modern and contemporary art.

Summary

A richly illustrated, compelling account of contemporary Brazilian art.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Asbury, Asbury Michael
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781789148008
• ISBN: 978-1-78914-800-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Brazil, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), ART / Caribbean & Latin American, History of Art, History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Art & design styles: from c 1960, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)