{"product_id":"transmodern-an-art-history-of-contact-1920-60-paperback","title":"Transmodern: An Art History of Contact, 1920-60 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Kravagna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIn2words\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we reconfigure our picture of modern art after the postcolonial turn without simply adding regional art histories to the Eurocentric canon? \u003ci\u003eTransmodern\u003c\/i\u003e examines the global dimension of modern art by tracing the crossroads of different modernisms in Asia, Europe and the Americas. Featuring case studies in Indian modernism, the Harlem Renaissance and post-war abstraction, it demonstrates the significance of transcultural contacts between artists from both sides of the colonial divide. The book argues for the need to study non-western avant-gardes and Black avant-gardes within the west as transmodern counter-currents to mainstream modernism. It situates transcultural art practices from the 1920s to the 1960s within the framework of anti-colonial movements and in relation to contemporary transcultural thinking that challenged colonial concepts of race and culture with notions of syncretism and hybridity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book intervenes in current debates on global art history and modernism. Taking a postcolonial perspective, it responds to the challenges of developing a post-Eurocentric art history by providing a study of the transcultural in artistic practice, theory, and anti-colonial liberation movements from the 1920s to the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the first half of the twentieth century, a transcultural modernism emerged in many places around the globe. At the same time, Western concepts of race and culture began to be subjected to theoretical critique. \u003ci\u003eTransmodern \u003c\/i\u003eadopts the motif of contact developed by anthropologists and sociologists, extending it to cover exchanges and collaborations between artists across colonial boundaries. Through case studies from Indian modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, and post-war abstraction, the book presents methodological considerations for a postcolonial history of modern art. In doing so, it interprets the diversity of global modernisms not merely as regional effects of cultural globalisation, but as intentional and political responses to the coloniality of Western modernity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheoretically acute and richly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eTransmodern \u003c\/i\u003ewill be essential reading for students and scholars of art history, transcultural studies, and postcolonial studies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Kravagna is Professor of Postcolonial Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47906349416696,"sku":"9781526176585","price":77.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/ejB7t9X5YQ9781526176585.webp?v=1782831816","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/transmodern-an-art-history-of-contact-1920-60-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}