Annotating Art's Histories pop art and vernacular cultures Kobena Mercer

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) 2007Description: 232p 24x18cmISBN:

9781899846443

DDC classification:

700.9'045 dc22

LOC classification:

NX456.5.P6P65 2007

Summary: How does pop art translate across cultures? What does pop art look like through a post-colonial lens? This collection, co-published by Iniva and The MIT Press, casts new light on the aesthetics and politics of pop by bringing cross-cultural perspectives to focus on the shifting boundaries of ‘high’ and ‘low’ across different national and international contexts. Essays by: Holly Barnet-Sanchez, Gavin Butt, Geeta Kapur, Martina Koppel-Yang, Kobena Mercer, Colin Richards, Sonia Salzstein, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto Artists include: Shirley Clarke, Robert Colescott, Antonio Dias, Wang Guangyi, David Hammons, Bhupen Khakhar, David Koloane, Esther Mahlangu, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Shen Raoyi, Betye Saar, Teddy Sandoval, Wu Shanzhuan, Durant Sihlali, Larry Yanez

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	SAF Reference Library BC12SH5	N61-72	N61-72 122.702 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		390

How does pop art translate across cultures? What does pop art look like through a post-colonial lens? This collection, co-published by Iniva and The MIT Press, casts new light on the aesthetics and politics of pop by bringing cross-cultural perspectives to focus on the shifting boundaries of ‘high’ and ‘low’ across different national and international contexts. Essays by: Holly Barnet-Sanchez, Gavin Butt, Geeta Kapur, Martina Koppel-Yang, Kobena Mercer, Colin Richards, Sonia Salzstein, Tomas Ybarra-Frausto Artists include: Shirley Clarke, Robert Colescott, Antonio Dias, Wang Guangyi, David Hammons, Bhupen Khakhar, David Koloane, Esther Mahlangu, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Shen Raoyi, Betye Saar, Teddy Sandoval, Wu Shanzhuan, Durant Sihlali, Larry Yanez

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