Black art : a cultural history / Richard J. Powell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powell, Richard J., 1953- author.

Series:

World of art

Standardized Title:

Black art and culture in the 20th century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts, Black.

Arts, Modern--20th century.

Arts, Modern.

Arts, Modern--21st century.

Popular culture--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

History.

Popular culture--History--21st century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

359 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, 2021.

Summary:

"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.

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.

Notes:

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

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

ISBN:

9780500204665

0500204667

OCLC:

1255869076