Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 0921381360 ISBN 13 : 9780921381365

Editeur : Plug In,Canada, 2012

Synopsis

This is a diverse and ground-breaking exploration of contemporary indigenous art from around the world. Close Encounters documents a ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary indigenous art with artists from Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and South America. Through a myriad of histories, trajectories, tensions, collisions, and self-images, 34 artists imagine the future within the context of present experiences and past histories. By radically reconsidering encounter narratives between native and non-native people, indigenous prophecies, possible utopias and apocalypses, these artists propose intriguing possibilities for the next 500 years. The 14 essays gathered here provide a thorough, expansive and diversified exploration of indigenous culture. Also included is an extensive bibliography and complete artist biographies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Close Encounters documents a ground-breaking exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art with artists from Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and South America. Through a myriad of histories, trajectories, tensions, collisions, and self-images, 34 artists imagine the future within the context of present experiences and past histories. By radically reconsidering encounter narratives between native and non-native people, Indigenous prophecies, possible utopias and apocalypses, these artists propose intriguing possibilities for the next 500 years. The 14 essays gathered here provide a thorough, expansive and diversified exploration of indigenous culture. Also included is an extensive bibliography and complete artist biographies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plug In,Canada
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0921381360
• ISBN 13: 9780921381365
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Farrell Racette Sherry
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible