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Modernity in Black and White: Art and Image, Race and Identity in Brazil, 1890–1945: Afro-Latin America

Autor Rafael Cardoso
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 apr 2021
Modernity in Black and White provides a groundbreaking account of modern art and modernism in Brazil. Departing from previous accounts, mostly restricted to the elite arenas of literature, fine art and architecture, the book situates cultural debates within the wider currents of Brazilian life. From the rise of the first favelas, in the 1890s and 1900s, to the creation of samba and modern carnival, over the 1910s and 1920s, and tracking the expansion of mass media and graphic design, into the 1930s and 1940s, it foregrounds aspects of urban popular culture that have been systematically overlooked. Against this backdrop, Cardoso provides a radical re-reading of Antropofagia and other modernist currents, locating them within a broader field of cultural modernization. Combining extensive research with close readings of a range of visual cultural production, the volume brings to light a vast archive of art and images, all but unknown outside Brazil.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108481908
ISBN-10: 1108481906
Pagini: 282
Dimensiuni: 158 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Afro-Latin America

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Introduction. Ambiguous modernities and alternate modernisms; 1. Heart of darkness in the bosom of the modern metropolis: favelas, race and barbarity; 2. A pagan festival for the up to date: art, bohemianism and carnival; 3. The printing of modern life: a new art for a new century; 4. The cosmopolitan savage: modernism, primitivism and the anthropophagic descent; 5. The face of the land: depicting 'real' Brazilians under Vargas; Epilogue. Images of a culture at war with itself.

Recenzii

'Modernity in Black and White takes aim at the origin story of Brazilian modernism, which until now centered on a cadre of elite intellectuals from São Paulo. In Rio de Janeiro, Cardoso uncovers a competing modernism, rooted in the city's mass culture, that engendered alternate visions of Brazil's multi-racial identity beyond primitivism. Moving seamlessly among texts and images, academic and commercial art, and various forms of elite and popular culture, this is art history at its liveliest and most engaging.' Paulina Alberto, University of Michigan
'Tackling persistent myths related to key topics of Brazilian society - favela and carnival, race and identity - Modernity in Black and White enlivens the debate on a crucial period of the nation's cultural modernization. Rafael Cardoso rekindles the embers of Brazil's modernist battles, balancing argument with analysis, solidity with enthusiasm.' Roberto Conduru, Endowed Distinguished Professor of Art History, Southern Methodist University
'Rafael Cardoso takes his readers into the fascinating world of artistic innovation in Rio de Janeiro during the early decades of the twentieth century, revealing the engagement of a diverse community of artists with modernism and popular culture. The result is a study of the visual arts that rethinks the question of race, and that explodes prevailing narratives about the birthplace of Brazilian modernism.' Barbara Weinstein, New York University
'… excellent book.' Benjamin Moser, The European Review of Books
'Cardoso's insightful revision highlights new areas for further research.' ReVista
'Rafael Cardoso's book comes in the wake of numerous initiatives, editorial and curatorial (academic or non-academic) dedicated to the revision of modernisms (plural, since they are in fact multiple) in Brazil, in light of post-colonial theories and through the perspective of a global art history.' Ana Gonçalves Magalhães, Figura: Studies on the Classical Tradition
'Modernity in Black and White is an important work for reflecting upon the construction of Brazilian identity from a broader perspective on the notion of modernism.' Flávio Thales Ribeiro Francisco, ARS
'… elegantly written and meticulously researched study … Essential.' E. Douglas, Choice Magazine
'… Modernity in Black and White is unique for its art historical perspective: topics long discussed now receive a long due scholarly fundament in a discipline still incipient in the country.' Laura Ammann, Sehepunkte
'… destined to become a classic in the historiography of Brazilian cultural modernity.' Christopher Dunn, Published in Journal: Afro-Ásia

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Descriere

In his first single-authored English-language work, Rafael Cardoso offers a re-evaluation of modern art and modernism in Brazil.