Richard J. Powell: Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century (1997)

“The African diaspora—a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism—has generated a wide array of artistic achievements in our century, from blues to reggae, from the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner to the video installations of Keith Piper. This study of 20th-century black art is the first to concentrate on the art works themselves, and on how these works, created during a major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as subject and as context.

From musings on the “the souls of black folk” in early twentieth-century painting, sculpture, and photography to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the 1990s, the book draws on the works of hundreds of artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Lois Mailou Jones, Wifredo Lam, Jacob Lawrence, Spike Lee, Archibald Motley, Jr., Faith Ringgold, and Gerard Sekoto; biographies of more than 160 key artists provide a unique and valuable art historical resource.

Richard Powell discusses the philosophical and social forces that have shaped a black diasporal presence in 20th-century art. Placing its emphasis on black cultural themes rather than on black racial identity, this book is an important exploration of the visual representations of black culture throughout the twentieth century.”

Publisher Thames & Hudson, London, 1997
World of Art series
ISBN 0500202958, 9780500202951
256 pages

Reviews: Deborah Kempe (Art Documentation 1997), Steven Nelson (Art Journal 1998), Kymberly N. Pinder (Art Bulletin 1999), Elizabeth Harney (Nka 1999), Donna Seaman (Booklist).

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Celso Favaretto: Tropicália: Alegoria Alegria (1979–) [BR-PT]

A classic study of the Tropicália movement.

“Lançado em 1979, este estudo de Celso Favaretto tornou-se um clássico sobre o movimento da Tropicália, leitura imprescindível aos interessados pelo tema. O autor reconstitui os nexos entre as composições, os arranjos e as cenas que caracterizam os gestos particulares dos tropicalistas. Explica também as tendências gerais do movimento e mostra como ele desenhou uma nova estética para a música brasileira. Esta reedição, revisada e ampliada, conta com prefácio do músico e linguista Luiz Tatit. ”

Publisher Kairos, 1979
Third edition, Ateliê Editorial, Cotia, 2000
ISBN 8585851031, 9788585851033
184 pages

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Marie Cronqvist, Patrik Lundell, Pelle Snickars (eds.): Återkopplingar (2014) [Swedish]

Återkopplingar [Feedback] is a recent collection on media history and archeology edited by scholars from the universities in Lund and Umeå.

“Det bedrivs alltför lite mediehistorisk forsk­ning i Sverige. Mediehistoria kan – och bör – skrivas på många olika sätt. En ambition inom den kulturhistoriska medieforskning som presenteras i den kommande boken, Återkopplingar, är att genom ett breddat mediebegrepp och historisk sensi­bilitet uppdatera mediestudiet. Förnyelsen sker inte sällan i skärningspunkten mellan den ofta teknikdeterministiska mediearkeologin och den historiskt lika anspråksfulla som problematiska medialiseringsteorin.

I denna bok presenteras 19 mediehistoriska texter som behandlar medieformer som skrivbord, papper, affischer, kassetter, fisheye­ linser, radio, telegraf, film, smarta telefoner, litografier, dagstidningar, mikrofilm, begagna­ de mp3­-filer, krigsbyten, biblioteksbyggnader och ölkrus. I boken presenteras en rad sam­tida perspektiv på förflutna medier – allt i form av en icke-­linjär växelverkan mellan nu och då – därav titeln: Återkopplingar.”

Publisher Mediehistorisktarkiv, Lunds universitet, 2014
Mediehistorisk arkiv, 28
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License
ISBN 9789198196122
416 pages

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See also Media archaeology page on Monoskop wiki.