Barcelona : Visual Culture, Space and Power
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Iberian and Latin American Studies
ISBN-10
0708324800
ISBN-13
9780708324806
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Imprint
University of Wales Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 15th, 2012
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
604 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.10 x 2.70 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studies
Ksh 4,650.00
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Barcelona: Visual Culture, Space and Power offers a unique approach to the history of the avantgarde in Barcelona, as well as its legacy in the post-war period. It presents the relationship between environment, identity and performance as explored by countercultural artists and communities from the 1960s to the present day.
This richly illustrated volume brings together fresh insights into the changing urban space of Barcelona from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. The collection focuses primarily on the complicated relationship between environment, identity, and performance as they were seen, explored, and portrayed by countercultural and avant-garde artists and communities from the 1960s to today. Drawing crucial links between theory and practice, aesthetics and environmentand paying particular attention to the role of the avant-garde in challenging and disrupting dominant art forms and uses of urban spaceBarcelona presents a variety of perspectives and approaches, drawing on art history, cultural geography, performance studies, and institutional critique.
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