Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art
$52.78
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2021
Summary
The first book to examine multicultural visual art in Germany, discussing more than thirty contemporary artists and arguing for a cosmopolitan Germanness.
With Turks, Jews, and Other Germans in Contemporary Art, Peter Chametzky presents a view of visual culture in Germany that leaves behind the usual suspects—those artists who dominate discussions of contemporary German art, including Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer, and Rosemarie Trockel—and instead turns to those artists not…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262045766 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262045761 |
| Author: | Peter Chametzky |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
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Critics Review
“In this compelling, needed study, art historian Peter Chametzky pushes against the persistent bias in German art museums and global art history in telling the narrative of contemporary German art almost solely as a story of white, Christian artists.”
—Maud Lavin, Professor, Visual and Critical Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
About The Author
Peter Chametzky
Peter Chametzky is Professor of Art History in the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of South Carolina. He is also Interim Director of the University’s School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment (2022-24).
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