Constructing a Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art by Adams, Beverly, Ledezma, Juan, Ramirez, Mari Caremen, Rolnik (2007) Hardcover

by Beverly Adams

This book presents the very best in modern and contemporary Latin American art. It features not only the work of artists from Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean, but also works by American and European artists working in Latin America and Latin American artists based in North America and Europe. Illuminating essays consider some of the region's leading practitioners and examine such prominent issues as introspection and identity, theatricality and performance in the visual arts, and the rise of multiculturalism and globalism in contemporary art. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book is the perfect introduction to one of the finest private collections in the United States of modern and contemporary Latin American art.Features some of the most innovative, cutting-edge and provocative works of modern and contemporary Latin American artIncludes major figures from the 1960s to the present, among them Mira Schendel, Ana Mendieta, Félix González-Torres, Guillermo Kuitca and TungaAuthoritatively written by leading experts, making this an important reference on modern and contemporary Latin American art

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007