In a "post-Latin American" age, Latin American art has taken a postmodern tack, mindful of borders and identity politics but not determined by them. Many of the 42 artists featured here, including Francis Als, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Daniel J. Martinez, Alfredo Jaar, Vik Muniz, Damian Ortega and Gabriel Orozco, infuse their work with social commentary from local and global perspectives, exploring and parodying cultural locations and identities even as they uphold and transgress them. All of them share an interest--beyond ...
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In a "post-Latin American" age, Latin American art has taken a postmodern tack, mindful of borders and identity politics but not determined by them. Many of the 42 artists featured here, including Francis Als, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Daniel J. Martinez, Alfredo Jaar, Vik Muniz, Damian Ortega and Gabriel Orozco, infuse their work with social commentary from local and global perspectives, exploring and parodying cultural locations and identities even as they uphold and transgress them. All of them share an interest--beyond those borders--in revitalizing existing artistic language and forms. "TRANSactions" highlights artists who work across media and between disciplines, reveals connections and encounters between artists in the United States and in Latin America and celebrates the heterogeneous nature of contemporary Latin American and Latino art, dismantling preconceptions and promoting new interpretations.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 167 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, bound in blue cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. Texts in English and Spanish. Minimal shelfwear to the edges of the boards with equally faint shelfwear rubbing to the jacket covers. Else, the binding is tight, and interior is clean and free of markings. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held from September 17, 2006-May 13, 2007 in San Diego; October 6-December 30, 2007 in Rochester; February 9-May 4, 2008 in Atlanta; and June 22-September 21, 2008 in Greensboro. Featuring works by Gabriel Orozco, Daniel Martinez, Vik Muniz, and many others.
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New in new dust jacket. In original shrinkwrap. Ship in sturdy box with bubble wrap. Text in English, Spanish. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 167 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.
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New. 0934418659. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--168 pp. With 150 ills. (138 col. ) and 46 col. Reference ills. 32 x 24 cm. --with a bonus offer--
