Chicana Art - The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities

Informationen zum Autor Laura E. Pérez is Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext The first full-length survey of contemporary Chicana artists Zusammenfassung Examines the work of more than forty Chicana artists across a variety of media including painting! printmaking! sculpture! performance! and other installations forms! and fiction! poetry! and plays. This book describes how Chicana artists invoke a culturally hybrid spirituality to question and confront racism! bigotry! patriarchy! and homophobia. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ixx Acknowledgments xiii Note to the Reader xviii Introduction: Invocation, Ofrenda 1 1. Spirit, Glyphs 17 2. Body, Dress 50 3. Altar, Alter 91 4. Tierra, Land 146 5. Book, Art 205 6. Face, Heart 257 Conclusion: Self, Other 297 Notes 309 Works Cited 347 Index 381

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laura E. Perez, Laura E. Perez, Laura Elisa Perez, Laura E Pérez, Laura E. Pérez, Laura E. P'Rez
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.08.2007
• EAN: 9780822338529
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3852-9
• Pagine: 408
• Dimensioni: 165 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Objects/Histories; Objects/Histories: Critical Pe; Objects/Histories; Objects/Histories: Critical Pe
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte