To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art
By (Author) Rachel Weiss
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
9th February 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of art
Social and cultural history
Ethnic studies
709.7291
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 178mm, Height 254mm, Spine 25mm
Description
In this spectacularly illustrated volume, Rachel Weiss offers the definitive critical history of the new Cuban art, exploring its remarkable artistic accomplishments and its role as catalyst for, and site of, public debate. Weiss draws on two decades of engagement with Cuban art and on the statements of the artists themselves to read individual artworks against the complex relationships between artists, their local and global audiences, and the Cuban state.
Reviews
"Rachel Weiss is a major expert on contemporary art in Cuba. Her knowledge is the result of profound research and, more importantly, of her very active personal involvement. Her discussions on the New Cuban Art are the result of a social and contextual approach, bursting with sharp views, provocative ideas, and personal experiences. To and from Utopia in the New Cuban Art is the most important historical publication on the subject, and everyone who reads it will learn about Cuba and whats more: will live Cuba." Gerardo Mosquera
Author Bio
Rachel Weiss is professor of arts administration and policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has written extensively on Latin American art and cocurated the exhibitions The Nearest Edge of the World: Art and Cuba Now and Global Conceptualism: Points of Origin, 1950s-1980s.
