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Subject(s)

• Arts, Black [Browse]
• Arts, Modern—20th century [Browse]
• Arts, Modern—21st century [Browse]
• Popular culture—History—20th century [Browse]
• Popular culture—History—21st century [Browse]

Series

World of art [More in this series]

Summary note

"The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject and as context. From musings on "the souls of black folk" in late nineteenth-century art, to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the twenty-first century, this book examines the philosophical and social forces that have shaped a black presence in modern and contemporary visual culture. Now updated, this new edition helps us understand better how the first two decades of the twenty-first century have been a transformative moment in which previous assumptions about race, difference, and identity have been irrevocably altered, with art providing a useful lens through which to think about these compelling issues"--Publisher's description.

Notes

"First published in 1997 ... under the title Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century ... Revised and expanded edition 2002"

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.

Contents

• Introduction : the dark center
• Art, culture, and "the souls of Black folk"
• Enter and exit the "New Negro"
• The cult of the people
• Pride, assimilation, and dreams
• "Black is a color"
• Culture as currency
• Through a glass, diasporally
• Fin-de-siècle blues
• The price of blackness.

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ISBN

• 9780500204665 ((paperback))
• 0500204667 ((paperback))

OCLC

1255869076

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