Ambitious Alignments
Subtitle: New Histories of Southeast Asian Art, 1945_1990
Publisher: Power Publications, Sydney
Published: Jan 24, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780909952921
Description: This new volume explores the art and architecture of Southeast Asia in the postwar period. Ten essays by emerging scholars draw upon unexplored archives and works of art, bearing witness to rich local histories and uncovering complex artistic exchanges across Cambodia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and beyond. The collection sheds new light on the significance of architecture, painting, installation, photography, and sculpture in the historical narratives of this period and offers fresh insights into artistic production and reception within the cultural and political contexts of postcolonialism and the Cold War, the legacies of which continue to shape the region today.
Notes: Source title: Ambitious Alignments: New Histories of Southeast Asian Art, 1945_1990